Dr. Robin Williams

Professor of Music/ Chair; Piano

Contact Information:
    E-mail: rhwillia@uno.edu
    Office Number: (504)280-6381

Dr. Robin Holtz Williams is currently Chair of the Department of Music at the University of New Orleans and a member of the Board of Directors of the Musical Arts Society of New Orleans (MASNO). Growing up in Kansas City, Dr. Williams earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and then studied at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY where she was awarded Masters and Doctorate degrees in Piano Performance.

Since joining the University of New Orleans faculty in 1990, Dr. Williams has been a frequent solo and chamber musician in New Orleans and the surrounding region, with many of her performances rebroadcasted over WWNO-89.9 FM. She has also presented recitals across the country, most recently in the Midwest. In addition to teaching and performing, she maintains an active schedule as an adjudicator. She has served as Louisana State Coordinator for the Senior Performance Competition sponsored through the Music Teachers National Association. Dr. Robin Williams has presented sessions at the Louisana State Teachers Convention and will be a presenter in March 2007 in Kansas City for the National Federation of Music Clubs. In July 2006 she served as a competition judge for the 18th Annual New Orleans International Piano Competition.

Dr. Williams' philosophy is that piano music encompasses a full range of emotions, from very personal expression within an intimate setting to thrilling concert audience through dazzling virtuosity. She has pursued both. Her CD, A Piano n the House, features rarely performed examples of the domestic repertoire: miniature, sweetly tuned, expressive pieces composed for hearth and home. In the Fall of 2005 Dr. Williams was named a Virginia Kock Professor at the University of New Orleans. This professorship enable her to produce, Bridge, Brahms and Blue, a collection of bravura concert pieces designed to dazzle both at home and on the stage. More information on Dr. Williams and audio samples are available on her website at www.robinsmusic.net .