Born in 1971 in Knob Noster, Missouri, William Price's music has been performed at many international concerts and events
including the 2008 College Music Society South Central/Southern Super-Regional Conference, 2007 Electroacoustic Juke Joint
Music Festival, the 2006 Bowling Green State University New Music Festival, the 2006 International Clarinet Association Conference,
the 2005 Region XIII and Region IV North American Saxophone Alliance Conferences, the 2004 North American Saxophone Alliance
Biennial, the 2003 Sonic Circuits International Electro-acoustic Festival, the 2002 SEAMUS Conference, the 11th Annual Florida
Electro-acoustic Music Festival, the 2002 Literature Sound Barrier Concert in Vienna, the 2000 World Saxophone Congress, and
the LSU Festival of Contemporary Music. His music has received awards from numerous organizations including eight consecutive
ASCAP Standard awards, the 2004 Percussive Arts Society Composition Competition, the 2002 American Composers Forum Sonic Circuits
Competition, the 2007 Alabama Music Teachers Commission, the 2001 Louisiana Music Teachers Association/MTNA Commission, the
NACUSA Young Composers Competition (2000, Honorable Mention), and the Southeastern Composers League Phillip Slates Composition
Competition (First Prize 1999, Second Prize 1997).
William's music has been performed and premiered by the Contemporary Ensemble of the Conservatory in Athens, Greece, the Louisiana
Sinfonietta, the Ensemble Rosario from Argentina, the Thelema Trio, the University of Kentucky Percussion Ensemble, the Indiana
University of Pennsylvania Percussion Ensemble, the Red Stick Saxophone Quartet, the Macedonian Saxophone Quartet, the U.S.
Coast Guard Saxophone Trio, trumpeter Rex Richardson, saxophonist Brian Utley, flutist Iwona Glinka, saxophonist Athanasios
Zervas and has been broadcast on public radio stations throughout the country.
His works are currently published by
Honeyrock,
Dorn Publications,
Cimarron Music, Conners Publications, and IROM Music, and are included on recordings released by
New Tertian Recordings, Summit Records, Innova Recordings, THP Recordings, and Magni Publications.
From 2003 to 2004 Price taught composition and electro-acoustic music at Louisiana State University and from 2001-2004 has
served as a member of the National Board of Directors for the National Association of Composers, USA (NACUSA) and as president
of the Mid-South Chapter of NACUSA.
Dr. Price is currently assistant professor of music theory at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and serves as
president for the Birmingham Art Music Alliance.
D.M.A., Louisiana State University (2004). Dissertation: An Original Composition, Symphony No. 1, 'Pollock' and An Analysis
of the Evolution of Frank Zappa's 'Be-Bop Tango.'
M.M., Louisiana State University (1998). Thesis: "Four Pieces for Orchestra."
B.M.E., University of North Alabama, (1995).
