Conducting Associate
The Pierre Monteux School
is pleased to announce the return of
William C. White
as its 2010 Conducting Associate
William White studied at the Pierre Monteux School for three summers (2004-2006), serving as orchestra assistant and librarian for his latter two seasons. A graduate of the University of Chicago, Mr. White was subsequently hired to join his alma mater's conducting staff as Music Director of its Chamber Orchestra. He served concurrently as Music Director of the Hyde Park Youth Symphony (on Chicago's South Side), and held a variety of church and choral music positions in and around Chicago.
Mr. White received his B.A. in composition and is currently pursuing a Masters in Orchestral Conducting at Indiana University. Still an active composer, he conducted the premiere of his large-scale oratorio "Thy King Cometh" in February of 2008, and continues to collaborate with a variety of performers throughout the U.S.
April 2009 saw the first release of one of his compositions on a professional record label, an a cappella choral piece, Nunc Dimittis, released by Chicago's Cedille Records.
