Ronald J. Williams
10445 Jellison Way, Westminster, CO 80021
(303) 946-4173 • ron@ronwilliamsmusic.com

Conductor • Composer • Church Musician • Teacher

Profile

Passionate bold visionary, impresario, conductor, composer and entrepreneur with deep experience in:

• Community Chorales
• Producing concerts and major works
• Choral and orchestral conducting
• Creating and founding new musical entities
• Music department administration
• Composing and arranging
• Teaching
• Business

Education

University of Colorado – Boulder, Colorado (1998)

• Master of Music (Composition)

Stetson University – Deland, Florida (1993)

• Bachelor of Music (Theory and Composition)

Rollins College – Winter Park, Florida (1986)

• Master of Business Administration

Professional Experience

Broomfield United Methodist Church – Broomfield, CO. • August 2000 – June, 2008

• Director of Worship and Arts

Park Hill United Methodist Church – Denver, CO. • August, 1996 – August, 2000

• Director of Music

Grace United Methodist Church – Lake Mary, Florida • 1980 – 1995

• Director of Music

Witt Construction Co., Inc. – Deland, Florida  • 1973 – 1995

• President

Community Chorale Experience

Northland Chorale -  Northglenn, CO. • August, 2009 – present

• Musical Director

Broomfield Choral Festival – Broomfield, CO. • January, 2006 – present

• Artistic and Musical Director

Colorado Repertory Singers – Broomfield, CO.  • January, 2002 – present

• Artistic and Musical Director

Arvada Center Chorale – Arvada, CO. • September, 1998 – August,  2001

• Artistic and Musical Director

Teaching Experience

Ryan Elementary School – Westminster, CO                                                        January – May, 2000

• Elementary School Music, grades 1-6

University of Colorado – Adjunct Faculty                                                             1998 – 1999

• Sophomore Aural Skills
• Graduate Theory Review

University of Colorado – Teaching Assistant

• Sophomore Aural Skills                                                                           1996 – 1998
• Computer Assisted Music Lab                                                                1995 – 1996

Entrepreneural Achievements

• Founded Aspen Creek Music and Aspen Creek Music Publishing, LLC to promote my compositions.
• Founder and Artistic Director of the Broomfield Choral Festival (2006)
• Founder and Artistic Director of the Colorado Repertory Singers (2002)
• Founded Gabriel’s Horn Sunday morning worship orchestra at Broomfield United Methodist Church
• Founded the annual Madrigal Dinners at Broomfield United Methodist Church
• Founded the annual Christmas Festival of Lights at Broomfield United Methodist Church
• Founded Come Blow Your Horn to encourage people to play their instruments again
• Founded the Daytimers, a Wednesday morning women’s choir at Broomfield United Methodist Church
• Founded Second Saturday Jazz, a monthly jazz program at Park Hill United Methodist Church
• Founded Concerts on the Lawn, a summer concert series at Park Hill United Methodist Church

Creative Achievements

Conducted the Requiem of Gabriel Fauré at Carnegie Hall on June 11, 2007 as a featured conductor of Mid-America Productions.

Impresario and conductor of the following major works:

• HMS Pinafore –Gilbert & Sullivan – Broomfield Choral Festival                                                          August,  2009
• Coronation Mass – W.A.  Mozart – Broomfield Choral Festival                                                    September,  2008
• Clarinet Concerto – W.A. Mozart – Broomfield Choral Festival Orchestra                               September,  2008
• Requiem – G. Fauré – Broomfield United Methodist Church Choirs                                                     March  2008
• Choral Fantasy – L. Beethoven –  Broomfield Choral Festival Choir  and Orchestra           September, 2007
• Mass in C – L. Beethoven – Colorado Broomfield Choral Festival Choir  and Orchestra     September, 2007
• Requiem – G. Fauré – Colorado Repertory Singers and Orchestra                                                             May 2007
• Messiah (all) – G. F. Handel – Colorado Repertory Singers and Orchestra                                December, 2006
• Requiem – J. Brahms – Broomfield Choral Festival Choir  and Orchestra                                 September, 2006
• Requiem – John Rutter – Broomfield UMC Church Festival Choir and Orchestra                             April, 2006
• Gloria – Antonio Vivaldi – Colorado Repertory Singers and Orchestra                                       December 2005
• Requiem – W. A. Mozart – Broomfield UMC Church Festival Choir and Orchestra                September, 2005
• Mass in C – L. Beethoven – Colorado Repertory Singers and Orchestra                                    November, 2004
• Lux Aeterna – M. Lauridsen – Colorado Repertory Singers                                                                        May, 2004
• Messiah (all) – G. F. Handel – Colorado Repertory Singers and Orchestra                               December, 2002
• Requiem – W. A. Mozart – Broomfield UMC Church Festival Choir and Orchestra                     October, 2001
• Gloria – John Rutter – Arvada Center Chorale and Brass Ensemble                                           December, 2000
• Gloria – A. Vivaldi – Arvada Center Chorale                                                                                         December, 2000
• Requiem – John Rutter – Park Hill UMC Chancel Choir and Orchestra                                                 April, 2000
• Gloria – A. Vivaldi – Park Hill UMC Chancel Choir and Orchestra                                                  December, 1999
• Requiem – J. Brahms – Park Hill UMC Chancel Choir , Arvada Chorale and Orchestra                     May, 1999
• Messiah (Part 1) – G. F. Handel – Park Hill UMC Chancel Choir and Orchestra                        December, 1998
• The Seven Last Words – DuBois – Park Hill United Methodist Church                                          April, 1997
• Messiah (Part 1) – G. F. Handel – Grace UMC Chancel Choir and Orchestra                        December, 1993

Prepared and conducted the following music theater productions:

• Godspell –  Broomfield United Methodist Church                                                                    March , 2005
• The Reluctant Dragon – Broomfield United Methodist Church                                                December, 2006
• The King and I – Broomfield United Methodist Church                                                         September, 200

Composer of more than 22 sacred choral anthems

Arranged over 130 hymns for small orchestra for traditional worship services

Compositions recorded by the Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra – ERM Media

• Semper Fi Fanfare – Vol. 10 of Masterworks of the New Era – released March 2007
• Sing Noel – CD entitled Holidays of the New Era – released November, 2006
• Nightwinds – Vol. 8 of Masterworks of the New Era – released March, 2006

Professional Affiliations

• American Choral Directors Association

• American Composers Forum

• American Music Center

• ASCAP

• BMTA – Broomfield Music Teachers Association

• CMTA – Colorado Music Teachers Assoication

• Colorado ACDA
  • Past Board of Directors member
  • Past Church Music R&S Chairman

• MTNA – Music Teachers National Association