Gina Williams, a singer and pianist who performs in a diverse set of genres, will be performing in Yellowknife on Nov. 12.

She has performed songs in pop, rock, electronic dance music (EDM), jazz, gospel/soul and international music. She also has a master鈥檚 degree as a concert pianist.

Marie Coderre, executive director for the 快盈v3 Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), refers to Williams as 鈥渇ascinating.鈥�

鈥淪he has a really broad range of influences. She鈥檚 half-Canadian, half-American, and she (has) her roots in different places,鈥� said Coderre. 鈥淪he speaks, like, 12 languages or something.鈥�

鈥淧eople are really in for someone extremely powerful with a very powerful voice. Everything that she鈥檚 (singing) is lived. She feels every word she thinks.

鈥淭he show will be a blend of music of her own and a blend of really well known songs as well.鈥�

Williams explained why she鈥檚 eager to come to Yellowknife.

鈥淚鈥檝e performed in many, many different countries. I thought it鈥檇 be great to go to Yellowknife and experience the northern lights. I鈥檝e seen the northern lights when I lived in Alberta, but I just want to say that I went to the Arctic 鈥� that I actually did it. I think it鈥檚 cool.鈥�

鈥淚 like to explore. I like new territory, meeting new people and all of that,鈥� she added.

She also conveyed how she got into music in the first place.

鈥�(Many years ago) I was hearing music in my head. I thought it was just something that everybody had. For me it鈥檚 just a normal part of life.鈥�

鈥淪omewhere along the way (I realized), I don鈥檛 think other people are hearing things quite the way I hear them. I thought it would be really neat to share music with the world.鈥�

鈥淚 prayed for the gift of music when I was a kid. I was already hearing music, but when I prayed for it, I wanted 鈥� music that was more spiritually-based, but not boring. (Music that) didn鈥檛 sound like an old lady at church playing. Then I (started to) hear music of all genres and styles.鈥�

Williams also spoke of how she envisions her performance in Yellowknife.

鈥�(I was told) that (Yellowknife) was a very mixed crowd. And I just thought, 鈥楪reat. I鈥檒l be doing EDM, rock, solo piano, gospel, jazz 鈥� a real mix of music, like a kaleidoscope moving from one genre to the next.鈥�

She added that she encourages audience participation.

鈥淚 just like to see people smile and laugh鈥� I don鈥檛 know how else to say it.鈥�

Williams is scheduled to perform at the NACC on Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m.