William W. Gourley is the Senior Program Development Executive and Educational Coordinator for the Marshall Music Company of Lansing, Michigan where his responsibilities include 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. 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 Lakes Fine Arts Camp, and founded and conducted the Southeastern Michigan Honors Band a high school student ensemble that toured throughout Europe. He was named three times as Band Director of the Year for District XII of the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association, named Michigan’s Outstanding Young Band Director by the American School Band Directors’ Association and has multiple nominations to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. Mr. Gourley has held district and state offices in the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association and state offices in the American School Band Directors’ Association’s Michigan chapter. Mr. Gourley is in demand as a clinician, adjudicator, guest conductor, and lecturer for student and adult ensembles in the state and nationally. 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.
