Avid Williams

AVID WILLIAMS | MANAGER/TENOR/PIANIST/VOCAL COACH

The Boys Choir of Harlem | Member of the First graduating class from the school, The Choir Academy of Harlem. Attended for Ten (10) years.

Central State University | Here I attended my freshman year college studying Vocal Performance. Represented the music department in the regional NATS Competition and the Vocal Extravaganza Competition in Las Vegas, Neveda. It is a vocal competition for HBCU Colleges and Universities. I was the only freshman to place; I won third place.

Queens College | I attended this school and received my Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance.

Henry Street Settlemtent | Served as the musical director of an original play for their Annual Summer Music Institute. I wrote all the music for the play.

Brooklyn College | I attended this school and received my Master of Music in Vocal Performance and also a minor in conducting.

Boston University Tanglewoood institute | I received a Fellowship to study with Phyllis Hoffmann in my senior year of High School.

The Tanglewood Music Center | I studied at this prestigious institution of Classical music and the home of the Boston Symphony with the great Metropolitan Opera Soprano Phyllis Curtin, in her program; The Phyllis Curtin Seminar for Singers.

NAACP ACT-SO | I was the vocal coach for the organizartion for Five (5) years. I produced a competition that resulted in two categories of competition; either Classical or Contemporary, four mentionable winners; and countless faces of talent and young budding vocal stars of tomorrow. It was the brightest time of my early twenties! To share the gift of music, through teaching, managing, or creating; what an awesome wonder!

Goethe Institute | I received a Fellowship to study at the Goethe Institute in Berlin, Germany. I was there for 9 weeks and Ich spreche ambischen Deustch, und du?

The Schomburg Corporation | A group of selected individuals that serve as a body and a voice for the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Cutlure, principally. The Corporation funds and fundrasies on behalf ot the Center, as well as participate in other acts of community acheivement. I am the chairman of the Finance and Development committee within the corporation.

Siri Music | A record company led by the powerful entreprenuer in the Music-Industry who bought you Groovevolt.com, Chauncy Jackson. The Label has received major distribution and the roster includes many styles such as Jeremiah, Stefani Vara, Storm P, and Lillian Roberts. The first release will be Jeremiah. On JULY 16, the BETJ channel will air his appearence on the show, The List! Airing 12 Noon and 10 pm (Eastern Standard Time).

Campaign for Black Gay Men Health Crisis | I received a certification from this organzation, after completing a seminar that armed me with facts of AIDS/HIV Virus. I am qualified to speak on the organization's behalf. FACT: 46 percent of Black men are infected with HIV or AIDS...FACT!

National Opera Association | I received an invitation to serve of the planning committee for the 2007 Annual National Convention which will be held in New York City, N.Y. As a result of my being on the committee, Avava Artsts will be producing the Opening Concert for the Convention at the Schomburg Center for research in Black Culture.

Hetrick Martin Institute | I am the vocal coach for students within this after-school program.

Harlem Opera Theater | I most recently received an invitation to be on the Artistic Advisory Council for the Harlem Opera Theater.