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Nigel Williams

Composer

Biography

Nigel Williams is a New Zealand composer of choral and organ music. His commissions include music for choirs in Tauranga, Hamilton, Galway (Ireland) and Providence (Rhode Island, USA).

Over the last few years Nigel has composed a number of organ works ranging in difficulty from shorter pieces (currently being published by Wayne Leupold in The Organist's Companion) to larger works such as his set of variations on 'Slane', published in Volume 7 of the Marilyn Mason Music Library. He also has multiple listings of his organ and choral works on Sheet Music Plus.

Nigel has considerable experience as a singer, conductor and composer of choral music and takes great pleasure in accepting commissions. He is delighted that Selwyn College (Cambridge UK) included his SATB introit Unto thee O Lord in their Lent term music list 2014. Choirs and organists in the UK, America, Australia and New Zealand have performed his music with much success.

While Director of Music at New Zealand's St Peter's Cathedral in Hamilton he composed A Hymn to St Peter (for choir and congregation) for their patronal festival. In 1998 he composed a cantata on How firm a foundation for 1st Baptist Church in Kalamazoo, USA to celebrate their new 54 stop Letourneau organ. In 1993 he was commissioned to compose a secular piece for Newcastle University in Australia, for which he wrote a large piece for children's choir, youth choir and senior choir using New Zealander Allen Curnow's poem Jack in the Boat as text. Set for three choirs, piano, flute and snare drum, this work has been performed in Australia and New Zealand by university and school groups to critical acclaim. Nigel was also commissioned to compose a festive hymn to mark the 375th anniversary of the First Baptist Church in America, Providence, Rhode Island.


Composed (26)

Amazing Grace/The Last Post

for SATB choir and Bb trumpet, 3m


Be thou my vision

chorale and variations for organ on the traditional Irish melody 'Slane'


Be Thou My Vision

arranged for organ


Break Now the Bread of Life

arranged for organ


Eternal Father, Strong to Save

arranged for organ


For the Beauty of the Earth

arranged for organ


For the Beauty of the Earth

arranged for SATB choir and organ


He Mihi ki te Kuaka

for baritone voice, violin and piano


How firm a foundation

chorale and variations for organ


I Need Thee Every Hour

arranged for organ


Immortal, Invisible

arranged for organ


Morning Has Broken

arranged for organ


O God, Our Help in Ages Past

arranged for organ


O Worship the King

arranged for organ


Out of the Deep

a Psalm prelude for organ and alto


Salus Mundi

for SATB choir


Simple Gifts

arranged for organ


Song of the Old Cricketer

for baritone voice, violin and piano


The Church's Mission

for SATB, flutes and hand-drum, 2m


The Church's One Foundation

arranged for organ


The Old Rugged Cross

arranged for organ


Veni Creator Spiritus

for solo organ


We Gather Together

arranged for organ



Arranged (16)

Be Thou My Vision

arranged for organ


Break Now the Bread of Life

arranged for organ


Eternal Father, Strong to Save

arranged for organ


For the Beauty of the Earth

arranged for organ


For the Beauty of the Earth

arranged for SATB choir and organ


I Need Thee Every Hour

arranged for organ


Immortal, Invisible

arranged for organ


Morning Has Broken

arranged for organ


O God, Our Help in Ages Past

arranged for organ


O Worship the King

arranged for organ


Simple Gifts

arranged for organ


The Church's One Foundation

arranged for organ


The Old Rugged Cross

arranged for organ


We Gather Together

arranged for organ



Recordings (1)