William Choat

Location:

Billings
United States 59108

Additional Info:

Dr. William M. Choat

Education McKendree College - Piano
William Jewel College, Liberty, MO
Piano, Choral Conducting, Music Ed. – B. Mus., B.S.
Ecole Normale de Musique, Paris
Piano – License de Concert
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Piano, Choral Conducting, Music Theory – M. Mus.
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Music Education, Technology Education – Ph.D.

Teaching Experience William Jewel College – Piano Instructor
Webster University – Piano Faculty
SIU-Carbondale – Piano and Music Theory Instructor
Independent Piano Professor

Honors & Awards Franz Liszt Piano Award
Second Prize – American Mathay Competition
Finalist – St. Louis Symphony Competition
Finalist – Kansas City Philharmonic Competition
Performer – Kansas City Philharmonic Society
Honorable Mention – Wigmore Hall Review, London

Performances Bach Harpsichord Concerti – WJC Chamber Orchestra
Bach B minor Mass - Harpsichord –
St. Louis Symphony Chamber Orchestra
Instrumental and Vocal accompaniments –
USA, France, Germany, & England
Solo performances in USA, Canada, France, England,
Spain, Germany, and Romania

Private Study Violet Hanks – Belleville, IL
Stephanie Owen – Lebanon, IL
Denise Lassimone – London, England
Jules Gentil – Paris, France
Stephen Barwick – Carbondale, IL
Michael Pollon – White Plains, NY

Special Education Royal Academy of Music, London – Piano
University of Paris-Sorbonne – French
Martin Katz, New York – Vocal Accompaniment

Choral Experience Youth Choir Director – First Baptist, Fairview Hgts., IL
Choir Director – Sterling Baptist Church, Caseyville, IL
Choir Director – Main Chapel, Scott Air Force Base, IL
Member – William Jewel College Chapel Choir
Accompanist – William Jewel College Concert Choir
Member – Webster University Concert Choir
Section Leader – SIU Carbondale Choral
Choir Director – 1st Baptist Church, Urbana, IL
Music Director – 3rd Presbyterian Church, Spfld, IL
Choir Director – St John’s Lutheran Church, Spfld, IL

Recordings
William Choat Live in Spain
Live Recording, Auditorio y Centro de Congresos, Murcia, Spain
An Evening at St. George's
Live Recording, St. George's Recital Hall, Bristol, England
Fandango
Recorded Live, Springfield College, Springfield, Illinois, USA

Fees

I have coached vocalists in German Lied, French Art Songs, and Italian arias.

Instruments

Piano, Harpsichord, Electronic Keyboard

Specialisms

Early Music, Vocal Accompaniment, Musical Theatre

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