RONALD J. WILLIAMS is an active composer, conductor
and church musician. He is currently the Director of Worship and Arts at BroomfieldUnitedMethodistChurch where he directs
the Chancel Choir, Voices of Faith, and Gabriel’s Horns,
and oversees the Worship and Arts Program. He is the founder and Artistic
Director of the Colorado Repertory Singers, a community chorale based in
Broomfield, Colorado.
A native Floridian, Williams holds a Master of Music degree
in composition from the University of Colorado where he studied with both
Richard Toensing and Luis Gonzalez, and received
private and master class lessons with composers George Crumb and Joan Tower.
He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Music degree in Theory
from StetsonUniversity,
DeLand,
Florida. He attended the AtlanticCenter
for the Arts in NewSmyrnaBeach,
Fl. where he studied composition with Alvin Singleton, former
composer-in-residence for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Williams holds a
Master of Business Administration degree from RollinsCollege, Winter Park, FL.
He is a past board member of the Colorado
chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. He is the former
director of the Arvada Center Chorale and has taught on both collegiate and
elementary school levels. He is a lifelong pianist, is proficient on all types
of keyboards, has orchestral experience as a cellist, and enjoys playing a
variety of musical instruments.
