LIVE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES 2008

Photo: Sam Beech

17th May
Boisdale’s Restaurant in London’s Belgravia for jazz with the Boisdale Blue Rhythm Band from 10pm till midnight. Reserve you table on 020 7730 6922.

18th May
Gary sings with piano accompaniment at The Bollo House Gastro Pub in Chiswick from 2pm til 5pm. Boking recommended. 13 Bollo Lane, Chiswick, London, W4 5LR. Tel: 020 8994 6037

23rd May
Gary sings with Opus One. More details to follow.

30th May
Gary sings with Neil Thomson conducting Ireland's RTE Orchestra for an orchestral tribute to Sinatra.

19th-23rd June
Gary headlines on the QE2, enroute to Lisbon, in her final season.

27th June
Gary sings with piano accompaniment at London's newest jazz club "Osso". Osso Jazz is reminiscent of those wonderful supper clubs that used to be found in Soho, during the 50s and 60s. There's a great atmosphere in the club downstairs and traditional Sicilian food served upstairs. 300 St. Paul's Road, London N1 2LH. 2 minutes from Highbury and Islington tube. Book on 020 7226 2090.

4th July
Gary is in Birmingham at Symphony Hall with the CBSO.

23rd July
Gary sings with Kim Criswell and John Wilson conducts at the Sage in Gateshead for a concert celebrating the Gershwins in Hollywood.

20th-23rd August JUST CONFIRMED
Celebrated British conductor and arranger John Wilson will lead an all star tribute to the golden era of Hollywood film musicals. The show features the sumptuous sounds of a live 60 piece MGM Studio Orchestra, presenting the music in its original movie orchestrations and paying tribute to George Gershwin, Irving
Berlin, Cole Porter, Harry Warren, Jerome Kern and Richard Rodgers and the great Hollywood arrangers Conrad Salinger, Johnny Green and Nelson Riddle. Featuring some of Hollywood’s best loved music from the MGM musicals including HIGH SOCIETY, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, ZIEGFELD FOLLIES, MEET ME IN ST LOUIS, IT’S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER and
THE WIZARD OF OZ. John Wilson will be joined by special guest stars Matthew Ford, Gary Williams and Rachel Weston. WEDNESDAY 20 TO SATURDAY 23 AUGUST AT 8PM. TICKETS £32.50. THE SHAW THEATRE, 100–110 Euston Road London NW1 2AJ. Ticket Sales 0871 594 3123. Book online www.theshawtheatre.com

19-30th September
Gary headlines on the Crystal Serenity

4th October
Nat 'King' Cole tribute in Ireland. More details to follow

10th-17th October
Gary headlines on the Regent Mariner from Beijing to Hong Kong.

9th December to be confirmed
Gary returns to Lapland to present the souvenier video for When You Wish Upon A Star.

16th-20th December
Gary headlines with his 9 piece band at Ascot's "Paint the Town Red" season of Christmas cabaret dinners. Tickets and fine dining packages are now on sale on 0870 727 4321 or email for more details.

LIVE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES 2009

27th December - 9th January 2009
Gary headlines on the Crystal Serenity. Antigua to Fort Lauderdale

23rd January
Gary sings The Gershwins In Hollywood with Kim Criswell and the CBSO conducted by John Wilson

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Photo: Mark Norris

JOHN WILSON

As you may have noticed, Gary enjoys a close working relationship with the conductor and arranger John Wilson. John has invited Gary to sing with many of the presitigious orchestras he has conducted, including the Hallé, the Lahti Symphony, the Royal Scottish National, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic . A particular highlight was ‘That’s Entertainment’ with John's own 200 strong orchestra and choir at the Royal Festival Hall with Tim Flavin and Maria Ewing.

John Wilson has established an enviable reputation as a conductor, arranger and scholar and is recognised internationally as an expert in the specialist fields of light music and music for screen.

Born in Tyneside in 1972, John studied composition and conducting at the Royal College of Music, winning all the major conducting prizes and the coveted Tagore Gold Medal for the most outstanding student. He has conducted many leading British orchestras including the London Symphony, the Royal Philharmonic, the BBC Concert, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the Royal Scottish National, the Halle, the Bournemouth Symphony, the BBC Scottish Symphony, the English Chamber, the English Sinfonia, the Royal Ballet Sinfonia and the Britten Sinfonia and recently made his Danish debut with the Aalborg Symphony. He has made numerous recordings, most notably a series of highly acclaimed CDs with the John Wilson Orchestra for Vocalion and two discs of the music of Eric Coates for ASV.

A prolific arranger, John Wilson has produced countless orchestrations for film, radio and television. In 2000 he orchestrated Sir Richard Rodney Bennett’s entire score for the BBC production of Gormenghast, which won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Film Score. He has recently orchestrated and conducted Howard Goodall’s score for the BBC film The Gathering Storm about the life of Winston Churchill. He enjoys a close working relationship with Sir Paul McCartney and has orchestrated several of his compositions.

He has restored a number of classic film scores and recently took on the enormous task of reconstructing the orchestrations of all the major MGM Musicals.

Click here to view and buy some of John's CDs.

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FURTHER INFORMATION

PHOTOS OF GARY WILLIAMS This will download a selection large jpeg images of Gary for press and marketting.

Gary Williams and his Music at London's Royal Garden Hotel

Photo: Mark Norris

THE RAT PACK

The Rat Pack Live From Las Vegas is a major production currently touring the USA and Europe. Gary took the role of Frank Sinatra performing at The Theatre Royal, Haymarket; The Strand and touring throughout Europe.

Photo: Mark Norris