TINY KEYS BIG SOUNDS from Tricia Dawn Williams reimagines the toy piano as a concert instrument, revealing its surprisingly expressive depth across 13 contemporary compositions. Commissioned as part of Williams’ ToyPiano+ project, the album blends acoustic and electronic elements, jazz…

When Maltese pianist Tricia Dawn Williams posted a video of herself playing “5 Measures Out” by Olivia Kieffer on a toy piano in 2020, she had no idea this creative response to the isolation of lockdown would garner 9,000 views…

An imaginative creator of musical events, PIANIST TRICIA DAWN WILLIAMS explains to Marie Benoît what her latest project is about.

What is the Toy Piano+ project, and what does it include?

Toy Piano+ is a project that I launched in…

TRICIA DAWN WILLIAMS combines the classical keyboard with the vintage tone of toy pianos and innovative pulses of electronic music. This diverse soundtrack is accompanied by a series of video projections, seducing the audience to a fantastical interdisciplinary journey

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It can be tricky to find technical exercises that engage and challenge intermediate piano students. They’ve been playing scales, chords, transpositions and more for so long now, that nothing seems new.

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Pianist Tricia Dawn Williams will perform French and Maltese contemporary compositions on piano and toy piano at the Malta Society of Arts, Palazzo de La Salle, Valletta, on Saturday, October 19 at 8pm.

Eclats de Musique opens with Erik Satie’s…

A piano concerto with a twist!

Tricia Dawn Williams, a Maltese pianist of Irish and Welsh descent, will perform at ‘Eclats de musique’ on Saturday 19th October at 8pm at the Malta Society of Arts Concert Hall in Valletta. The…

Over a few years I had managed to miss Tricia Dawn Williams' concerts, and many others, let me add.  I simply did not make the effort to go to Tricia's as I associated her with new music, contemporary,  avantgarde, call…

On Friday 3 May Tricia Dawn Williams, classical contemporary pianist and toy pianist, will be performing on her toy pianos at Spazju Kreattiv Theatre,  Valletta, compositions for toy pianos. She will present a programme of music for toy piano, electronic…

Classical Contemporary Pianist and Toy Pianist, TRICIA DAWN WILLIAMS, leaves her beloved collection of Pianos for a while and answers Marie Benoît’s questions about them and her forthcoming concert next month
 

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The toy piano may seem like an unlikely candidate for the classical concert hall, yet all around the world, thousands of musicians gather every year for festivals, conferences and concerts featuring this unique instrument. TRICIA DAWN WILLIAMS presents a series…

An innovative international artistic project by Ruben Zahra from Malta designed to connect children with artistic creation is coming to Chios as part of the winter edition of the Chios Music Festival. Through a five-day artistic workshop between the…