Classical Musicians of African Descent

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Joseph Williams, piano

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Published August 18, 2017 at 10:02 AM EDT

Joseph Williams is currently based in his hometown of Tacoma, WA. He has enjoyed performing at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and various schools throughout Amman, Jordan. For the 2015-2016 academic year, he served on the faculty of Oberlin College Conservatory of Music as an Instrumental Collaborative Pianist. He holds a Master of Music in Piano Performance from Cleveland State University, and received a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and the Piano Faculty Prize in Accompanying from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.