William Campbell
(April DNM & MainStage Composer)
Composer and pianist William Campbell creates emotive and richly dimensional music that elevates listeners with its prismatic beauty. Known for the “sophisticated melodic spark and rising orchestral mood of his lauded soundtrack work,” (The Echo) Campbell embraces atmospheric post-minimalism with a signature focus on balanced facets of color. Throughout his catalog of film, symphonic, chamber, choral, and solo work, Campbell retains an expansive style that maximizes variations of shape and tone to resplendent effect.
Campbell’s critically acclaimed solo albums, All In Due Time (2021) and Together We Rise (2023) which debuted at #11 on the Billboard Classical Crossover Chart, continue to inspire listeners both in recording and in live, multimedia concert performances. A dynamic pianist and inspired collaborator, he has led multiple new music groups, including Sonoran Consort, and has soloed with orchestras in North and South America. A resident of Portland, Oregon, Campbell is the Department Chair and Director of Compositional Activities at Linfield University and was previously a Professor of Music at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. His penchant for craft and construction extends beyond music composition into architecture; combining these skills with his love of nature, Campbell designed and built an eco-conscious home in Tucson that continues to be a source of pride among residents.
Learn more about William on his website here
William’s Locally Sourced Sounds composition
Beyond Mountains*
*west coast premiere