Emily Williams
FULL-TIME StaffStaff Accompanist
Music
Phone: 801.832.2445
Email: ewilliams@westminsteru.edu
Office Location: Jewett Center ST B
About
Emily Williams is the resident vocal coach and pianist at Westminster College. In
addition to individual vocal coaching, she is the accompanist and coach for the Westminster
Chamber Singers, Westminster Community Choir, as well as the musical director for
the Opera Studio. She has appeared at various universities collaborating on chamber
music. She regularly accompanies guest master classes at Westminster including those
taught by Frederica von Stade, Celena Shafer, Michael Chioldi, and Robert Tweten.
She also accompanies and coaches at the University of Utah where she regularly performs
on student recitals. Ms. Williams is an active vocal coach, recital pianist, and chamber
musician throughout the Wasatch Front.
In addition to her work in academia, Ms. Williams often spends her summers in Italy
as a principal rehearsal pianist with La Musica Lirica, a summer program for young
American performers. Since attending the program in 2007, she has coached and accompanied
rehearsals for Gianni Schicchi, Suor Angelica, Falstaff, La Traviata, Rigoletto, Il
Barbiere di Siviglia, and La Rondine.
Ms. Williams spent two seasons as a Young Artist with Utah Opera performing daily
outreach shows at schools throughout Utah introducing young audiences to opera. She
has returned to Utah Opera on several occasions as a guest coach/pianist (Die Zauberflöte,
Man of La Mancha, Don Giovanni, I Pagliacci, and Gianni Schicchi).
Emily Williams received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Utah.
After teaching choral music for four years, she returned to the University of Utah
and earned a Master of Music degree in collaborative piano.
