I was composing actively during the 1960s while studying at Northwestern State University and at the University of Washington and while active as a choir director and performer/conductor in several wind groups in the 1960s. From 1970 on my composition was sporadic given a specific request or motivation to be creative. Below is list of compositions with links for those that are accessible online. Dave Williams
Multimedia and operatic works
- Grassroots 2008. A performance piece co-composed with Tayloe Harding based on imagery and music from the 2008 Presidential Campaign with music influenced by real-time opinion polling of the audience using Turning Technology response clickers. Performed in Snellville GA for Brookwood High School students, The College Music Society Conference (Atlanta), and as part of the Computer Music Ensemble concert at the University of Alabama Birmingham (October and November 2008)
- Likeweake (1970). An opera based on Guamanian folklore. Commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Insular Arts Councils of Guam. Performances given May, 1970, at the University of Guam.
Wind works
- Variations on "Oh Christmas Tree" for Two Clarinets and Flute (2006) performed at the Festival of Trees, Bloomington, IL.
- Trio for Winds on a Hymn Tune (1991) performed in Hendersonville, NC, June 1991
- Fugue on a Tone (1971)
- Extroception (1970) for string and wind sextet
- Chamber Sonata (1969) for woodwind quintet
- Two Movements for Band (1965) performed by the Guam Wind Ensemble, 1968
- A Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Piano (1965). Selected as guest composer for the Louisiana MTNA Conference, 1966.
Choral Works: Religious
- The Lord’s Prayer for choir and winds written for the University of Guam Concert Choir.
- Two Settings of an Amen
- Make Haste O God for SATB choir
- An Offering for Choir and Brass Commissioned for the 1967 Easter Sunrise Service of the combined choirs of the U.S. Naval Forces, Marianas and Anderson Air Force Base, and the COMNAVMAR Navy Band at the Nimitz Hill Ampitheater, Guam.
- Introit and Benediction (1966) for Choir and Organ. Composed for the Coushatta, Louisiana, Methodist Church Youth Choir.
Choral Works: Other
- Kum Bah Yah! for Choir arranged for the Naval Air Station Choir, Agana, Guam
- Tororo meresa for Choir based on a Guamanian children's folktune. Listen to an MP3 recording
(Tororo meresa): this is a computer generated performance created in Sibelius, not a live performance.
Vocal
- Two Songs for solo voice and piano on poems by Edward J. Humphreys: White Shadows and Nonsensities. Written and performed while Ed and I were on the faculty of the University of Guam in the late 1960s. Listen to an MP3 recording (White Shadows or Nonsensities): this is a computer generated performance created in Sibelius, not a live performance.
Piano and Organ Works
- Statement for Organ performed at the Unitarian Church, Bloomington, IL, May 1991