Williams has performed on radio and throughout the United States,
Brazil and Canada. He regularly concertizes as a solo performer, as
part of the contemporary guitar duo Toccata, and with other
collaborators.
Williams has distinguished himself by winning prizes in ten
international guitar competitions:
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New England
Conservatory’s Boston GuitarFest (2006)
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St. Joseph International
Guitar Festival (2005)
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Fresno Guitar Panorama
(2005 & 2006)
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Thomas Beesten Guitar
Competition (2003 & 2004)
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Portland Guitar Festival
and Competition (2004)
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23rd & 24th Annual Norman
Douglas Sholin Memorial Guitar Competition (2003 & 2004)
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7th Annual Ralph Stevens
Guitar Competition (2002)
"...Williams played
with tremendous energy and musicality, fully exploiting the
excellent qualities of D'Andon's guitar."
Classical Corner
Concert Review|AcousticGuitar.com
As part of his training, Williams has received master classes with the
maestros John Williams (Australia), Pepe Romero (Spain), Roland Dyens
(France), Sergio Assad (Brazil), Eliot Fisk (U.S.) and many others.
His primary teachers have been the accomplished American guitarist and
composer Michael Chapdelaine and the master pedagogue Thomas
Patterson. Williams earned a Bachelor of Music in Guitar Performance
from the University of New Mexico and a Master of Music from the
University of Arizona.
"Joseph's expressive
playing, along with an astonishing display of virtuosity, captivates
the listener's heart."
GuitarraMagazine.com
As a composer, Williams’ pieces have been internationally performed
and lauded as “decidedly rhythmic and lyrical.” He has written for
strings, marimba, guitar(s), bassoon, voice, harp, and orchestra. His
most recent work 5 Sounds for guitar explores percussive timbres and
extended techniques coupled with the rhythms of the Americas. Williams
is a laureate of the 2000 and 2001 John Donald Robb Composer’s
Symposium and his principle teachers have been Patrice Repar, Daniel
Asia, William Wood, and Christopher Shultis.
He is an Artistic
Director and co-founder of GUITAR Albuquerque.
