 William W. Gourley is the Vice President/General Manager and Educational Consultant for the Marshall Music Company of Lansing, Michigan. His responsibilities include the oversight of sales and marketing, editing and writing Marshall’s educational newsletter, mentoring music teachers throughout the state, lecturing at universities, presenting workshops and coordinating educational programs and seminars for music educators. His articles have been published nationally and most notably in the Keynotes Magazine. Mr. Gourley is the conductor of the Dexter Community Band and the Ann Arbor Civic Band. During his twenty-five years as a music educator he taught in the Dundee and Chelsea school systems, served on the conducting staff of the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and founded and conducted the Southeastern Michigan Honors Band a high school student ensemble that toured throughout Europe. Mr. Gourley serves as a faculty member of the Conn-Selmer Institute and is in demand as a clinician, adjudicator, guest conductor, and lecturer for student and adult ensembles in the state and nationally. Mr. Gourley received a Bachelors and Masters of Music Education from Michigan State University. He has served as a district and state Executive Board member and Committee Chairman for the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association and is a three-time recipient of the MSBOA District XII Outstanding Band Director Award. Mr. Gourley is a past chairman of the Michigan Chapter of the American School Band Directors’ Association and was awarded the Stanbury Award as Michigan’s Outstanding Young Band Director of the Year. Bands and orchestras under his direction have performed at prestigious festivals, music conferences, and concert venues throughout the United States, Canada and Europe and have gained a national and international reputation of excellence for their musical proficiency and artistry. |