An award-winning talent

Gareth Williams, originally from County Armagh, completed his Masters in Composition in 2000 at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly the RSAMD).

He completed his PhD there in 2008, the same year his short opera The King’s Conjecture, with a libretto by novelist Bernard MacLaverty, showed as part of Scottish Opera’s Five:15 showcase.

Mr Williams has also composed for the Hebrides Ensemble, the Paragon Ensemble, and the London Sinfionetta.

He was the winner of the British Conservatoire Composers Forum 2000, and in 2004 he won the Dinah Wolf prize for composition.

His work has been featured in the Edinburgh Festival, the St Magnus Festival, and the York Late Music Festival.

TIM CORNWELL