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Willem King
Location:
Nampa, Idaho
United States 83686
United States 83686
Additional Info:
As a holder of a Masters degree in Collaborative Piano, accompanying has been an important part of my life and I am always seeking new opportunities to collaborate with other musicians in a variety of settings. I have experience playing for choirs, vocalists, instrumentalists, chamber groups, opera productions and musical theater. I began piano studies at age 7 and continue to love playing the piano nearly 20 years later.Education--
M.A Collaborative Piano, University of Northern Colorado, 2011
B.A Applied Piano, Northwest Nazarene University, 2009
Professional Experience
Adjunct Instructor, College of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho,
Winter and Spring Terms 2012
Musical director of the College’s production of The “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
For this production, I worked with the individual singers in preparing for their roles and worked with the group as an ensemble, as well as directing from the piano during the production.
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Graduate Assistant, University of Northern Colorado, Fall 2009- Spring 2011
Collaborative Recital with vocalist, Collaborative Recital with instrumentalists, Spring 2011
Musical director of “The Impressario” Spring 2011
Accompanist for Introduction to Singing course, Fall 2010 & Spring 2010
Accompanist for University Singers choir, Fall 2010
Accompanist for scenes from “The Marriage of Figaro” Fall 2010
Accompanist for British and American art song course Spring 2010
Accompanist for condensed version of “The Elixir of Love” Spring 2010
Rehearsal Pianist for “Serse” Fall 2009
Accompanist for German diction course Fall 2009
Collaborations with individual vocalists and instrumentalists
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Northwest Nazarene University, Fall 2005- Spring 2009
Collaborations with choirs, individual voice students and other capacities.
Vocalist for 3 musical productions, “Fiddler on the Roof” (Mordcha), “The Music Man” (Marcellus) and “South Pacific” (Professor)
Vocalist for scenes from “Pirates of Penzance” (Fredrich) Fall 2007
Vocalist for “The Impressario” (Mr. Angel) Spring 2008
Solo vocalist for “Messiah” Fall 2007
Accompanist for “Amahl and the Night Visitors” Fall 2006
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Activities-
Piano studies from age 7, 18 years
Instructors:
Melanie Henry, 1994-2005,
Dr. Walden Hughes 2005-2009,
Dr. Caleb Harris 2009-2011
Nampa Musicale Association, 2 Gold cup awards, Superior rating for 10 years.
Idaho Sonatina Festival Honorable Mention and 2nd Place awards, 3 years.
Chamber groups at Northwest Nazarene University and University of Northern Colorado covering a wide range of genres and instrumentation
Various Choral groups from High School to University level
Vocal instruction from Dr. Judy Marlett for 2 years at Northwest Nazarene University
Organ instruction from Barb Manley for 2 years at Northwest Nazarene University
Composition of original works for a variety of settings, including an arrangement of “Silent Night” performed by members of the Boise Philharmonic, Winter 2008.
References
Dr. Walden Hughes, Professor of Piano Studies, Northwest Nazarene University (208) 467-8461
Dr. Caleb Harris, Professor of Collaborative Piano, University of Northern Colorado (970) 351-2454
Dr. Barry Swanson, Department Head, School of Music, Northwest Nazarene Univ. (208) 467-8407
Dr. Judy Marlett, Professor of Vocal Studies, Northwest Nazarene University (208) 467-8405
Fees
$ 40.00 Dollars Per HourFees may vary depending on event, please contact for more information.
Instruments
Piano, Harpsichord, Electronic KeyboardSpecialisms
Early Music, Instrumental Accompaniment, Vocal Accompaniment, Vocal Repetiteur, Musical Theatre, Musical DirectionWhy not...
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