Birth name William Doerrfeld Name Bill Doerrfeld Instruments Piano Role Classical pianist | Years active 1977–present Website billdoerrfeld.com Albums Time and Again | |
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Born April 3, 1964 (age 59)
Chicago, Illinois, US ( 1964-04-03 ) Genres Jazz, classical, jazz fusion Occupation(s) Musician, pianist, composer | ||
Education Eastman School of Music | ||
Bill doerrfeld time and again album preview
William "Bill" Doerrfeld (born April 3, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American classical and jazz pianist and composer.
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- Bill doerrfeld time and again album preview
- Bill doerrfeld flurious
- Youth
- Musical education
- Awards
- Performances
- Debut album
- Second album
- Third album
- References
Doerrfeld composes, performs, and records music in a multitide of genres from classical to jazz. His primary focus is on compositions for classical symphonic orchestra, classical and jazz solo piano, and his jazz/rock fusion piano trio.
In October 2014, Doerrfeld launched the Doerrfeld Trio.
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Youth
Doerrfeld started playing piano at the age of 4.
At the age of 14, Yamaha invited him to perform his original solo jazz piano work "Unidentified Flying Fingers" at the Togo no Sato Interior Hall in Japan as part of their 7th Junior Original Concert in 1978.
He received numerous awards and recognitions including a Downbeat Magazine DB award (at age 16), the Jacksonville Jazz Festival and The Great American Jazz Piano competition, the Yamaha National Electone Festival, a BMI Student Composer Award, a New York Youth Symphony commission and Carnegie Hall orchestral premiere performance.
Musical education
Doerrfeld earned degrees in classical piano and composition from Eastman School of Music, Interlochen Arts Academy and Yale School of Music. His composition teachers include Joseph Schwantner, Samuel Adler, Louis Andriessen, Jacob Druckman, and Martin Bresnick.
Awards
Doerrfeld received awards, fellowships and honors from ASCAP, Banff Centre, Delius Foundation, Fontana Arts Society, MacDowell Artist Colony, Tanglewood, and Yaddo.
Performances
Doerrfeld's compositions have been performed by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Youngstown Symphony, Saint Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra and Lamont Symphony. He has been a featured guest of the Northwest Sinfonietta and the Methow Music Festival. His piano compositions have also been performed internationally by Ralph Votapek, winner of the first Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
Doerrfeld’s work has been conducted by David Zinman, David Alan Miller, Vladimir Lande, David Effron, Christophe Chagnard, and George Tsontakis, among others.
Debut album
On November 16, 2010, Doerrfeld released his debut album titled Time And Again, featuring 10 original solo piano compositions in classical/jazz styles. In addition, he also announced the availability of printed scores for 70 of his original compositions.
Second album
On March 16, 2011, Doerrfeld released his second album titled A Passing Moment, again featuring 10 original solo piano compositions ranging in styles from Latin, R&B, Boogie-woogie, Jazz waltz, Funk and Jazz/Classical Ballads.
Third album
On April 3, 2012, Doerrfeld released his third album titled Flurious, featuring 12 original compositions.