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ANNE MARTINDALE WILLIAMS, PRINCIPAL CELLIST OF THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY IN RECITAL Sunday, January 23, 2011 4:00 pm Miller Chapel of Princeton Theological Seminary

Princeton, NJ, December 17, 2009 -- The Westerly Arts Series will host the first event of its 2011 season by presenting a violin concert by Anne Martindale Williams, Principal Cellist of the Pittsburgh Symphony with pianist Paul S. Jones.  The program will feature works by Bach, Beethoven, Prokofiev, Kile Smith and others.  Admission is free.

Anne Martindale Williams has enjoyed a successful career as Principal Cellist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 1979. Throughout her tenure with the Orchestra, she has often been featured as soloist both in Pittsburgh and on tour in New York at Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall. She has also collaborated with guest artists such as Yehudi Menuhin, André Previn, Lynn Harrell and Pinchas Zukerman in numerous chamber music performances. Her solo in The Swan on the Pittsburgh Symphony’s recording of Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns was described by Grammophon critic Edward Greenfield as “…the most memorable performance of all.”

Mrs. Williams divides her time between the orchestra, teaching at Carnegie Mellon and Duquesne universities, and solo and chamber music performances in America, Europe and the Far East. Mrs. Williams has appeared in several nationally televised productions including “Concertos,” produced by the BBC and “Previn and the Pittsburgh,” produced by WQED. She also is a member of the Carnegie-Mellon Trio, which performs throughout the United States.

Anne Martindale Williams has given master classes at many universities and festivals throughout the country, including SUNY at Stony Brook, Manhattan School of Music, the National Orchestral Institute, Aspen and the Masterworks festivals. She also enjoys performing at many of America’s prestigious summer music festivals including Aspen, Caramoor, Skaneateles, Maui, Rockport, Grand Teton, Strings in the Mountains, and Mainly Mozart in San Diego.

Anne Martindale Williams has performed as soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Schumann’s Concerto in A minor, Tippett’s Triple Concerto, Previn’s Reflections, Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3 and 6, Strauss’s Don Quixote, Bloch’s Schelomo, Dvorák’s Cello Concerto, Dutilleux’s Tout un monde lointain, Saint-Saëns’ Concerto No. 1 and Brahms’ Double Concerto, as well as Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro for String Quartet. In recent seasons she was featured in Elgar’s Cello Concerto, Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra, and Walton’s Cello Concert.

Mrs. Williams is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music where she studied with Orlando Cole. Her Tecchler cello was made in Rome in 1701.

Accompanying Mr. Kim on the piano will be Paul S. Jones, D.M., composer, organist & music director at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. Dr. Jones holds a master's degree in piano performance from Indiana University and a Doctor of Music in choral conducting from Indiana University.

The concert will be held at Miller Chapel on the Princeton Theological Seminary campus at 4 PM on Sunday, January 23, 2010.  Admission is free.  A freewill offering will be taken. 

The Westerly Arts Series is sponsored by Westerly Road Church.   For further information about the series, call 609-613-2356 or email info@westerlyroad.org.   Westerly Road Church is an evangelical nondenominational church located in Princeton, NJ.  www.westerlyroad.org.