GANTT MUSIC
William Gantt
Musician: Composer - Arranger - Educator - Conductor - Performer
Contact me: ganttmusic@gmail.com
About Me
1974: Graduated Clayton Valley High School. Concord Ca.
1973-1976: Performing member with the Concord Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps -Lead Soprano
1977: Graduated Los Medanos College and received my AA/GE Degrees.
1979: Graduated with BA From Ca. St. Univ. Hayward (Now East Bay) in Performance/Composition/Education.
1983: MA Degree in Theory and Composition from San Francisco St Univ. where I studied with Dr. Roger Nixon. (What a great experience!)
My first "Public Education" teaching position was at Clayton Valley High School in Concord. I had the pleasure of following in the footsteps of my High School Band Director, Len Walker. After three years, I accepted a Music Teaching Position for the Napa Valley Unified School District as the Vintage High School Instrumental Music Director-1986-2017. During my time as Director of Instr. Music at Vintage High School, I was also an adjunct teacher at Napa Valley College. So off and on, I taught Music Appreciation, Guitar, Wind Ensemble and ended a 10 year position as Director of the NVC Jazz Ensemble - 2004-2014.
Between my College years and my time at Vintage, many compositions & arrangements were created. Chamber, Symphonic, Orchestral, Marching Band, Jazz Band and were performed throughout the Northern California Area. I am currently transcribing my "Hand Written" Compositions into my Software program "Sibelius" to archive them. As time goes by, more of my compositions will be added to this Library. Bare in mind, these "aiff" files have been produced by Sibelius, and at times, sound a bit "electronic". Keep and open mind as you listen.
By selecting the Blue round button (page selector) at the top right hand corner, you can select what you would like to hear. As mentioned above, I will be adding more of my compositions as time goes by. Check back from time to time and check out my library.
Now retired from the Vintage Instrumental Music program, I am continuing my compositional interests (My latest work - "Landscapes" is currently being performed by the Napa Valley College Wind Ensemble and will be Premiered in April). I'm a Board Member and Advocacy Chairperson for the Arts Council Napa Valley. Assisting the NVUSD Music Teachers as a substitute teacher when needed. Playing trumpet a couple nights a week with the Napa Valley College Wind Ensemble and the Generation Gap Big Band (Vallejo Based). Also an avid skier and traveler along side my wife. Oh, did I mention that I'm now a Grandfather! (as of Sept. 2018) Things are good!
If you would like to contact me, please do so at: ganttmusic@gmail.com
* Love to hear your feed back.
1973-1976: Performing member with the Concord Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps -Lead Soprano
1977: Graduated Los Medanos College and received my AA/GE Degrees.
1979: Graduated with BA From Ca. St. Univ. Hayward (Now East Bay) in Performance/Composition/Education.
1983: MA Degree in Theory and Composition from San Francisco St Univ. where I studied with Dr. Roger Nixon. (What a great experience!)
My first "Public Education" teaching position was at Clayton Valley High School in Concord. I had the pleasure of following in the footsteps of my High School Band Director, Len Walker. After three years, I accepted a Music Teaching Position for the Napa Valley Unified School District as the Vintage High School Instrumental Music Director-1986-2017. During my time as Director of Instr. Music at Vintage High School, I was also an adjunct teacher at Napa Valley College. So off and on, I taught Music Appreciation, Guitar, Wind Ensemble and ended a 10 year position as Director of the NVC Jazz Ensemble - 2004-2014.
Between my College years and my time at Vintage, many compositions & arrangements were created. Chamber, Symphonic, Orchestral, Marching Band, Jazz Band and were performed throughout the Northern California Area. I am currently transcribing my "Hand Written" Compositions into my Software program "Sibelius" to archive them. As time goes by, more of my compositions will be added to this Library. Bare in mind, these "aiff" files have been produced by Sibelius, and at times, sound a bit "electronic". Keep and open mind as you listen.
By selecting the Blue round button (page selector) at the top right hand corner, you can select what you would like to hear. As mentioned above, I will be adding more of my compositions as time goes by. Check back from time to time and check out my library.
Now retired from the Vintage Instrumental Music program, I am continuing my compositional interests (My latest work - "Landscapes" is currently being performed by the Napa Valley College Wind Ensemble and will be Premiered in April). I'm a Board Member and Advocacy Chairperson for the Arts Council Napa Valley. Assisting the NVUSD Music Teachers as a substitute teacher when needed. Playing trumpet a couple nights a week with the Napa Valley College Wind Ensemble and the Generation Gap Big Band (Vallejo Based). Also an avid skier and traveler along side my wife. Oh, did I mention that I'm now a Grandfather! (as of Sept. 2018) Things are good!
If you would like to contact me, please do so at: ganttmusic@gmail.com
* Love to hear your feed back.
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