A FEW Plaudits
‘Carol Williams’ concert in Gloucester was one of
our most successful recitals to date.
She charmed the large audience not only with her energetic and
virtuosic playing but
also her engaging commentary on the programme.’
Ashley Grote,
Assistant Music Director,
Gloucester Cathedral, UK
"With
Carol's reputation we were expecting a lot
and our expectations were easily surpassed, so much so that we've booked her again for next year"
and our expectations were easily surpassed, so much so that we've booked her again for next year"
John Evans, Hamilton
Street Methodist Church, Chester, UK 2010
"There
were three things that struck me about Carol's performance:
One,
the amount of time and trouble she took to master the instrument and to
perfect her own performance on it.
Two,
the rapport which she struck with the audience.
She has a great gift for talking to people as those they were friends she had known all her life.
She has a great gift for talking to people as those they were friends she had known all her life.
Three,
the standing ovation given to her and the warm thanks of all the
audience as they were leaving."
Paul
Davies, Shirley
Methodist Church, Croydon, UK 2010
Dear
Carol,
"To
hear my piece (Carillon-Fanfare)
in such glorious surroundings (Gloucester
Cathedral, UK)
was such a privilege, and a truly memorable experience. Thank you so much."
was such a privilege, and a truly memorable experience. Thank you so much."
Robert
Jones, Composer 2010
"We thoroughly enjoyed the concert at Gloucester
cathedral.
The music really brought the wonderful building to life.
We attended the morning service there the next day and spoke with a gentleman
who had been to the concert. He asked that we pass on his message -
he said that the concert was wonderful, marvelous and he and his wife were amazed
at how well the organ was played. He said that he did not think it had been played so well
for at least fifteen years. He also said that the music was still ringing in his ears the next morning."
Charles and Marilyn
2010The music really brought the wonderful building to life.
We attended the morning service there the next day and spoke with a gentleman
who had been to the concert. He asked that we pass on his message -
he said that the concert was wonderful, marvelous and he and his wife were amazed
at how well the organ was played. He said that he did not think it had been played so well
for at least fifteen years. He also said that the music was still ringing in his ears the next morning."
"Carol gave a delightful performance which demonstrated the
unique Welte Organ in its full glory."
Matthew Salomonson, Salomons, Kent, UK 2010
"Carol was fabulous for us on Friday night in Belleville,
she played excellent and her use of our instrument was wonderful,
her choice of music was very high appeal for audiences and
her charm certainly brought friends to the organ.
Folk are still talking about the evening. I was delighted to have her here on our Series and
have the opportunity to get to know her for a short time and
experience her great gift of music.
Please pass this on to Carol and Kerry. She did WOW all who attended! "
Director of Music, St. Paul United Church of Christ, Belleville, IL 2009
“Your concert was phenomenal. We enjoyed every note of it!”
Director of Music, San Carlos United Methodist Church, San Diego 2009
"Thank you very much for sharing your time and talent with
us this past weekend. We were delighted to present you on
our concert series and on our new Schantz organ. Your
program was positively wonderful!
I was especially grateful for your kind and affirming
comments about the new organ and yours truly."
David H. Binkley, Organist/Choirmaster, Camp Hill Presbyterian Church, Camp Hill, PA 2009
"Thank you very much for sharing your time and talent with us this past weekend.
We were delighted to present you on our concert series and on our new Schantz organ.
Your program was positively wonderful!"
Camp Hill Presbyterian Church, PA 2009
"Indeed, Carol has become an audience favorite.
Her programming is always imaginative, her technique flawless, and her
conversational rapport
with the audience friendly, informative,
charming and unmatched."
The Methuen
Memorial Music Hall Newsletter 2009
"Carol Williams is the most versatile organist you'll ever find
anywhere"
Spreckels
Organ Society, San Diego, CA 2009
"Dr. Williams plays with passion and imagination,
eliciting sounds that are alternately grandiose,
ethereal, exotic, and colorful. She brings us momentarily back to familiar territory with a stunning,
compelling performance ... Her abundant technical facility is matched by her exemplary artistry.
A tour de force with its unrelenting rhythmic drive .. a true test of the players endurance and
the organ's wind system. Both pass with flying colors!
In this program, Carol Williams treats us to a fascinating musical journey. It's well worth the trip!"
The American Organist
The works of Karl JENKINS and Iver KLEIVE dazzlingly of freshness,
were suitable for the hot-blooded artist who prefers to delight the present moment and
wants to share it immediately with the audience,
rather than to seek an hypothetical spirit that this kind of music isn't burdened with…
As soon as this contagiousness of musical happiness has captured oneself,
from the moment on you try to get rid of a complexed approach towards the pipe organ,
you will be seduced by its poetry and above all by its sincerity…
… you will give yourself up to these willingly languorous sonorities, to a melodic pathos that
snatches your heart out of yourself and, always, these dizzying rhythmical patterns
“very rhythmical, very exciting”. This very irresistible and atypical concert…
We
have to thank Carol
WILLIAMS for these musical moments filled with life
and that she has
reconciled
us with an age unjustly hold in contempt.
LIBERTY AND FANTASY
Carol Williams at the console
copy of the original article
A Memorable Evening at Saint Mary's
New York Times Article
"One of the brightest and most active recitalists who
plays with immaculate finish and buoyancy"
Esplanade Theatres On The Bay, Singapore
Review by a youth attending the Esplanade Thearter in Singapore
The Straits Times, Singapore
Full Review
"The CD (Carol Williams Plays) is brilliant"
Karl Jenkins
(Carol Williams Plays)
"A performance of epic proportions,
in keeping with the artiste's already well-established reputation"
Keyboard Player
Salisbury Cathedral
"Carol Williams played a flawless program"
American Guild of Organists National Convention, Chicago,
The American Organist journal