Roderick Williams is one of the UK’s most sought-after baritones, encompassing a repertoire from the baroque to world premieres of contemporary music. In 2016 he won the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Singer of the year award. As a composer he has had works premiered at the Wigmore and Barbican Halls, the Purcell Room and live on national UK radio. His choral works are frequently performed and recorded, and include World Without End, a major co-commission for the RIAS Kammerchor and BBC Singers, a piece to celebrate the centenary of the Royal Air Force, and Now Winter Nights composed for VOCES8. He was awarded an OBE for services to music in June 2017.
Roderick Williams is one of the UK’s most sought-after baritones, encompassing a repertoire from the baroque to world premieres of contemporary music. In 2016 he won the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Singer of the year award. As a composer he has had works premiered at the Wigmore and Barbican Halls, the Purcell Room and live on national UK radio. His choral works are frequently performed and recorded, and include World Without End, a major co-commission for the RIAS Kammerchor and BBC Singers, a piece to celebrate the centenary of the Royal Air Force, and Now Winter Nights composed for VOCES8. He was awarded an OBE for services to music in June 2017.