Everything Band Podcast

William Owens is a composer and music educator with over 200 works for band and 30 years of teaching experience. Topics: Willie’s background growing up in Gary, Indiana and the high school band teacher who changed his life. The story of how Willie ended up moving from Chicago to Brownsville, Texas and how that ended up shaping his entire career. How Willie got his start as a composer through arranging marching band music for a friend and how that grew into his terrific success as a composer. Willie’s association with TRN Music and the difficult decision to move over to FJH Music as his primary publisher. His process and procedure for writing a piece of music and what to expect if you wanted to commission Willie to write a piece of music for your band. Some wonderful advice for young composers or others who might want to write music for band. Links: William Owens, Composer Barnes: Symphony no. 3 Vaughn Williams: The Lark Ascending Owens: Tudor Sketches Owens: Carpathia Biography: William Owens (b. 1963) is