William Stanley

William Stanley is Associate Professor of Trombone at the College of Music. Prior to his appointment at CU in 1985, he performed as a member of the Chestnut Brass Company, a brass quintet which tours internationally and recently won a Grammy award. Dr. Stanley performs as a member of the Boulder Brass, Colorado Ballet Orchestra (principal), the Central City Opera Orchestra and as substitute/extra with the Colorado Symphony. He has presented master classes and clinics for many organizations and schools including the International Trombone Association, Music Teachers National Association, and the Colorado Music Educator's Association, and has hosted the 1998 International Trombone Festival at CU. He has authored articles and reviews for the International Trombone Association Journal and is co-author of Teaching Brass: A Resource Manual (McGraw-Hill). His teaching experience includes positions at Temple, Eastern Illinois, and Millikin Universities. He performs in a wide variety of musical settings, and frequently has performed and recorded on historical brass instruments. He holds the BME degree from the University of Kansas and MM and DMA degrees from the University of Illinois.