Take a pinch of passion from Santana, add a dash of flamenco magic, toss in an ocean of orchestral arrangements and you have a recipe for Chitarra.

7 MP3 Songs
EASY LISTENING: Soft Rock, LATIN: Latin Pop



Details:
My name is Stanley Mitchel Williams. Chitarra means Guitar. It is the essence of who I am as an artist and the name I have chosen to represent me as an artist. I come from diversified background which includes training in classical, jazz, rock and blues idioms. Combined, these create my style which touches on many flavors but yet tastes new.

My training and accomplishments include:

Bachelor of Music Degree, Pacific Lutheran University, Cum Laude, Major in Composition & Theory.

Graduate, Pacific Northwest Film Scoring School, Bellevue, Washington.

Private studies with 2 times Emmy recipient, Hummie Mann in film composition and orchestration.

Jazz arranging studies with Grammy nominee and multiple Downbeat award winner, Roger Treece.

Graduate, Professional Entertainment Training, Green River Community College.

Additional studies in guitar, piano, theory, and composition from:

Pacific Lutharan University, School of Music

California State University, Fullerton, School of Music

University of California, Irvine

UCLA Extention Courses

Ft. Steilacoom Community College

Green River Community College

Tacoma Community College



Authorship/Publications:



Method Behind the Madness: Two Handed Soloing

Going in Circles: A Practical Use for the Cycle of Keys

Listen Up! A Study in Ear Training

Count On It! A Study in Rhythm

Think With Your Fingers! A Study in Improvising

Stack 'Em Up! A Study in Building Chords

Understand What You Can! A Study in Music Theory

Cool Riffs! The Fast Track to Improvising



CD Releases:



Passion in Blue (New Age Guitar and Orchestra)

Revelation the 7 Churches - a Musical

Squeaky the Clarinet (Children's narrated story with Clarinet and Chamber Orchestra)

Old Musicians Never Die...(Rock, Blues, Shred)

Bonnie Blues Guitar (Children's narrated story for guitar and band)



Compositions:



Passion Concerto for Guitar and Chamber Orchestra

Mansion World Suite for Orchestra

Concerto for Violin and Guitar