William George-Twyman- Director of Choral Studies [email protected]
William George-Twyman is pleased to serve Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts as the Head of Choral Studies and in a new role as Assistant Director of the Music Conservatory for Curriculum/Instruction. William comes with many years of choral conducting experience at the middle and high school levels, as well as in the collegiate, semi-professional, and liturgical arenas. He has studied with great conductors such as Dr. Richard Zielinski (University of Oklahoma), Dr. Carmen-Helena Tellez (University of Notre Dame), Dr. Eric Stark (Butler University), and Dr. Gary Anderson (Transylvania University). His masterclass experience includes workshops with Dr. Tim Sharp (American Choral Directors Association), Dr. Craig Hella-Johnson (Conspirare), Simon Carrington (The King's Singers), and Dale Warland (Dale Warland Singers).
Striving to find connections between Classical-era repertoire and modern music, William is known for innovative programming ideas and multimedia collaborations. He has served as pit conductor for several musical theatre productions, conducting a performance of the Tony award-winning "Coram Boy" in partnership with the University of Oklahoma School of Musical Theatre in 2013. William has also prepared opera choruses, conducted new music by living composers, and performed internationally as both singer and conductor.
In addition to being an accomplished choral conductor, William is a trained countertenor, having performed in Handel's "Messiah" (University of Notre Dame), Bach's "Magnificat in D Major" (St. Mark the Evangelist, Plano, Texas) and numerous early music groups. In June of 2020, William successfully defended his dissertation, “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d: A Conductor’s Perspective” and received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting at the University of Oklahoma. Previous degrees include a Master of Sacred Music degree from the University of Notre Dame, a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Butler University, and Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from Transylvania University.
