Amy
Tate
Williams
has
established
herself
in
the
professional
music
realm
as
an
outstanding
pianist,
vocal
coach,
choral
director,
music
educator
and
composer.
In
2023,
she
made
a
career
shift
into
church
music
where
she
serves
in
various
capacities,
principally
as
Pianist
and
Traditional
Worship
Coordinator
at
Forest
Hills
Baptist
Church
of Nashville and Worship Leader/Choir Director for Riverside Fellowship in Franklin, TN.
Amy
moved
to
Nashville
to
serve
as
Chorus
Master
and
Accompanist
for
Nashville
Opera
(1998-2023),
accompanying
87
productions
and
countless
other
events,
casting
and
preparing
the
opera
choruses
and
coaching
principal
and
apprentice
artists.
She
was
acting
Music
Director
for
several
productions
and
toured
children’s
operas
for
two
seasons
as Education Director.
Another
of
her
long-held
posts
was
Opera
Director
for
the
Tennessee
Governor’s
School
for
the
Arts
(2003-2023)
where
she
created,
staged,
choreographed,
and
accompanied
original
opera
theater
productions,
mentoring
a
generation
of
aspiring
high
school
vocalists, many of whom have gone on to professional music careers.
A
native
of
Bowling
Green,
Kentucky,
Amy
holds
a
Bachelor’s
Degree
in
Piano
Performance
from
Western
Kentucky
University
and
Master’s
Degrees
in
Piano
Performance
and
Piano
Accompanying
from
Florida
State
University.
Her
primary
instructors were Sylvia Kersenbaum, Marilyn Neeley and Dr. Carolyn Bridger.
She
was
awarded
a
Graduate
Assistantship
in
Opera
Accompanying
at
FSU
which
led
to
freelance
coach
accompanying
positions
with
Glimmerglass
Opera,
Nevada
Opera,
Augusta
Opera,
and
Des
Moines
Metro
Opera,
touring
for
two
consecutive
seasons
as
Music
Director
for
OPERAIowa,
and
training
for
two
years
in
the
Houston
Opera
Studio
at
Houston Grand Opera, studying piano with Carlisle Floyd.
Over
the
years
Amy
has
enjoyed
a
wide
range
of
experiences
as
an
educator.
She
was
on
the
faculty
of
both
Bel
Aire
Christian
Academy
in
Houston
and
Des
Moines
Christian
School
teaching
classroom
music,
directing
choirs
and
stage
productions.
She
created
a
select
a
cappella
vocal
ensemble
Victory
that
participated
in
an
international
music
festival
in
Bavaria,
Germany
and
concertized
in
Prague,
Czech
Republic.
At
the
university
level,
she
has
been
invited
to
lead
masterclasses
at
Florida
State
University,
Belmont
University,
Lipscomb
University,
Western
Kentucky
University
and
Middle
Tennessee
State
University.
The
University
of
Memphis
hired
her
as
Guest
Opera
Coach
to
prepare
a
double-bill
production
and
Middle
Tennessee
State
University
hired
her
as
Stage
Director
and Conductor for a full production of The Merry Widow.
The
compositions
of
Amy
Tate
Williams
are
performed
worldwide
on
the
concert
stage,
in
the
church,
in
the
finest
academic
institutions,
and
are
streaming
on
Spotify.
In
August
2010,
she
and
husband
Randy
launched
their
own
publishing
label,
RANDAMWILL
Music.
The
RANDAMWILL
website
features
downloadable
and
print
music
for
solo
voice,
solo
piano,
piano
ensemble,
choral
and
chamber
instrumental
combinations.
Also
available
are
her
three
solo
CD
recordings,
as
well
as
accompaniment
tracks
for
the
vocal
books.
In
addition
to
her
published
works,
she
has
written
two
children’s
operas,
both
of
which
have
been
produced
at
regional
opera
companies
as
touring
educational
shows
for
hundreds of children.
Please visit us at:
www.RANDAMWILLMusic.com
Amy Tate Williams
Copyright Amy Tate Williams 2024
Amy Tate
Williams
Amy
Tate
Williams
has
established
herself
in
the
professional
music
realm
as
an
outstanding
pianist,
vocal
coach,
choral
director,
music
educator
and
composer.
In
2023,
she
made
a
career
shift
into
church
music
where
she
serves
in
various
capacities,
principally
as
Pianist
and
Traditional
Worship
Coordinator
at
Forest
Hills
Baptist
Church
of
Nashville
and
Worship
Leader/Choir
Director
for Riverside Fellowship in Franklin, TN.
Amy
moved
to
Nashville
to
serve
as
Chorus
Master
and
Accompanist
for
Nashville
Opera
(1998-2023),
accompanying
87
productions
and
countless
other
events,
casting
and
preparing
the
opera
choruses
and
coaching
principal
and
apprentice
artists.
She
was
acting
Music
Director
for
several
productions
and
toured
children’s
operas
for
two
seasons
as Education Director.
Another
of
her
long-held
posts
was
Opera
Director
for
the
Tennessee
Governor’s
School
for
the
Arts
(2003-2023)
where
she
created,
staged,
choreographed,
and
accompanied
original
opera
theater
productions,
mentoring
a
generation
of
aspiring
high
school
vocalists,
many
of
whom
have
gone
on
to
professional
music careers.
A
native
of
Bowling
Green,
Kentucky,
Amy
holds
a
Bachelor’s
Degree
in
Piano
Performance
from
Western
Kentucky
University
and
Master’s
Degrees
in
Piano
Performance
and
Piano
Accompanying
from
Florida
State
University.
Her
primary
instructors
were
Sylvia
Kersenbaum,
Marilyn
Neeley and Dr. Carolyn Bridger.
She
was
awarded
a
Graduate
Assistantship
in
Opera
Accompanying
at
FSU
which
led
to
freelance
coach
accompanying
positions
with
Glimmerglass
Opera,
Nevada
Opera,
Augusta
Opera,
and
Des
Moines
Metro
Opera,
touring
for
two
consecutive
seasons
as
Music
Director
for
OPERAIowa,
and
training
for
two
years
in
the
Houston
Opera
Studio
at
Houston
Grand
Opera, studying piano with Carlisle Floyd.
Over
the
years
Amy
has
enjoyed
a
wide
range
of
experiences
as
an
educator.
She
was
on
the
faculty
of
both
Bel
Aire
Christian
Academy
in
Houston
and
Des
Moines
Christian
School
teaching
classroom
music,
directing
choirs
and
stage
productions.
She
created
a
select
a
cappella
vocal
ensemble
Victory
that
participated
in
an
international
music
festival
in
Bavaria,
Germany
and
concertized
in
Prague,
Czech
Republic.
At
the
university
level,
she
has
been
invited
to
lead
masterclasses
at
Florida
State
University,
Belmont
University,
Lipscomb
University,
Western
Kentucky
University
and
Middle
Tennessee
State
University.
The
University
of
Memphis
hired
her
as
Guest
Opera
Coach
to
prepare
a
double-bill
production
and
Middle
Tennessee
State
University
hired
her
as
Stage
Director
and
Conductor
for
a
full
production
of
The Merry Widow.
The
compositions
of
Amy
Tate
Williams
are
performed
worldwide
on
the
concert
stage,
in
the
church,
in
the
finest
academic
institutions,
and
are
streaming
on
Spotify.
In
August
2010,
she
and
husband
Randy
launched
their
own
publishing
label,
RANDAMWILL
Music.
The
RANDAMWILL
website
features
downloadable
and
print
music
for
solo
voice,
solo
piano,
piano
ensemble,
choral
and
chamber
instrumental
combinations.
Also
available
are
her
three
solo
CD
recordings,
as
well
as
accompaniment
tracks
for
the
vocal
books.
In
addition
to
her
published
works,
she
has
written
two
children’s
operas,
both
of
which
have
been
produced
at
regional
opera
companies
as
touring
educational
shows
for
hundreds of children.
Please visit us at
www.RANDAMWILLMusic.com
Copyright Amy Tate Williams 2024