Bill Calhoun composer / arranger

Bill Calhoun received his Master of Music degree from Mansfield State University (PA) and his Bachelor of Music Education and Applied Music degree from Ithaca College (NY). Having been a public school music educator for over 30 years, he was most recently Director of Bands and Department Chair at DeWitt Middle School in the Ithaca City School District where he was also the district-wide Curriculum Chair for Instrumental Music. Bill retired from public school teaching July 1, 2010.

Currently a member of BMI and NAfME (formerly MENC), Bill has written countless band, brass and percussion arrangements/compositions for groups both concert and marching throughout the United States, Japan, Canada and England. He has music for string orchestra as well as concert band published with Carl Fischer Music, and has also published with Warner Bros. Publications and Ethos Publications. His music has been performed at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois and by numerous Honors organizations. The Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band of Osaka, Japan also featured one of his pieces on a CD of contemporary wind band music. Bill also serves as an adjudicator for NYSSMA, the New York State Field Band Conference and the New York State Percussion Circuit.