William Campbell

Areas of professional interest include music composition, theory and world music.

Dr. Campbell teaches all aspects of music theory including aural skills, form and analysis and counterpoint. His creative work as a composer, pianist and improviser is well known, and his music can be heard throughout the country in multiple venues. Recent commissions include his Piano Quintet premiered last year by himself at the piano with the Maia String Quartet, and the score to the film Finding Face. Current projects include an upcoming orchestral premiere by the Quad City Symphony spring of 2012. Campbell's CDs, including the new release Piano Songs may be found on iTunes, CDBaby, and streaming on Pandora.

Dr. Campbell is an Associate Professor of Music and Chair of the music department at St. Ambrose University in addition to being the director of contemporary music at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport, Iowa. His music has been awarded by regional and national agencies including the Penfield Commission, Waging Peace and ASCAP.

 

Education and Training

University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
Music Composition (Music Theory supporting area)
Doctor of Philosophy, 2001

San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, California
Music Composition
Master of Music, 1995

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Music Composition
Bachelor of Music, 1992

 

Courses Taught

Music Theory I, II, III, IV
Aural Skills I, II, III, IV
Form and Analysis
Applied Composition
Music in Culture

 

Recent Recordings

Piano Songs, William Campbell Music (2011)
Open Rail, Sonoran Consort (2001)

 

Recent Publications

Open Vistas (for Symphonic Band), BRS Music (2009)
Coyote Dances (for Wind Ensemble), BRS Music (2007)

 

Memberships or Honors

ASCAP
CCLI
Iowa Composers Forum
American Composers Forum

 

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