Alex Williams | Composer

Alex Williams (b. 1995) is an undergraduate music composition major and a cellist at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance. He is originally from Neosho, Missouri, where he first developed interests in music. He began learning how to play the cello in the sixth grade through his school’s orchestra program. After a composition project assignment in seventh grade, he developed a passion for writing music. He has written many works, including pieces for orchestra, wind ensemble, chamber groups and film. Alex has received several awards for his compositions, including the 2014 Missouri Composers Orchestra Project, 1st Place in the 2017 international Young Composers Competition through Webster University and a commission from the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis. He was also selected as a finalist for the 2016 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composers Award. Alex’s works have been programed on concerts throughout the United States, including performances at the 2016 Boston New Music Festival by the Juventas New Music Ensemble and the 2015 Oh My Ears New Music Festival in Phoenix, AZ by the Exit 128 Chamber Orchestra. After graduation, Alex plans on pursuing a career in writing music for film. He currently studies composition with Dr. Paul Rudy at UMKC. https://alexwilliamscomposer.com

Alex Williams | Composer’s tracks

• The OceanMaker- Her Sacrifice/ Epilogue by Alex Williams | Composer
• HEAT by Alex Williams | Composer
• The Hustler's Theme by Alex Williams | Composer
• His Choice by Alex Williams | Composer
• Just an 'Ordinary' Game of Pool by Alex Williams | Composer
• Final Scene/ End Titles by Alex Williams | Composer
• The Endgame by Alex Williams | Composer
• Adrenaline by Alex Williams | Composer
• Visions and Fantasy by Alex Williams | Composer
• Spes Novus for Chamber Orchestra by Alex Williams | Composer