Oct 1, 2010
Beethoven, Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
R. Strauss, Horn Concerto No. 1
Gail Williams is an internationally recognized hornist and brass pedagogue. She has presented concerts, master classes, recitals and tectures throughout North America, as well as in Europe and Asia. Ms. Williams joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in December 1978, and was appointed Associate Principal Horn in 1984, a position she held until her retirement from the orchestra in 1998.
She has been a mender of the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra, and is currently principal horn of the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra. As featured horn soloist, Ms. Williams has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San Antonio Symphony, Sinfonia da Camera, New World Symphony Orchestra, the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, Syracuse Symphony, Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, Green Bay Symphony Orchestra and a number of regional orchestras. Ms. Williams has also performed in 2004 as Principal Horn with the Saito Kenin Orchestra with Maestro Ozawa in Matsumoto, Japan. And in 2005 she performed as Principal horn with the World Orchestra for Peace with Maestro Gergiev with concerts in London, Berlin, Moscow and Beijing.
