39. Amy Williams, Morton Feldman at 100

The “fresh, daring and incisive” (Fanfare) compositions of Amy Williams have been presented by leading international performers, including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JACK Quartet, Bent Frequency, Ensemble Musikfabrik, Wet Ink, International Contemporary Ensemble, Junction Trio, Orpheus, pianist Ursula Oppens, soprano Tony Arnold, and bassist Robert Black. As a member of the Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo, she has performed throughout Europe and the Americas and recorded six critically-acclaimed CDs for Wergo (works of Nancarrow, Stravinsky, Varèse/Feldman and Kurtág), as well as appearing on the Neos and Albany labels. She is a Professor of Composition at the University of Pittsburgh and Artistic Director of the New Music On The Point Festival in Vermont.

On January 8, 2026, Williams will perform Morton Feldman’s Triadic Memories for Other Minds at Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland, California. She joins us to talk about her early impressions of Feldman in Buffalo, New York, his influence on 20th century music, and her upcoming performance in Oakland.

Music: Triadic Memories by Morton Feldman, performed by Amy Williams (Alan Wonneberger, engineer); Piece for Four Pianos by Morton Feldman, performed by the Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo (WERGO); Piano and String Quartet by Morton Feldman, performed by Amy Williams and the JACK Quartet (live at Black Mountain College)

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The Other Minds Podcast is hosted and edited by Joseph Bohigian. Outro music is “Kings: Atahualpa” by Brian Baumbusch (Other Minds Records).