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Artistic director, conductor and keyboardist who specializes in jazz and opera. He has conducted most of the biggies: La Boheme, Carmen, The Flying Dutchman, Madama Butterfly, The Pearl Fishers, Rienzi, Rigoletto, and La Traviata. His recordings include Fascinating Rhythm, Shadows, and Swing Ye Noel.

He has served as Assistant Conductor and Resident Pianist of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Director of the Choral Guild of Atlanta, Classic Chamber Concerts, and Providence Opera Theatre. He also founded the Atlanta Opera and the 5^th Avenue Chamber Orchestra, and conducts the Miami International Piano Festival Orchestra.

Other artists and groups with whom he has worked include the AIMS Festival Orchestra, Christian Badea, the Dekalb Symphony, the Jupiter Symphony Orchestra, Milton Katims, James Levine, Francesco Libetta, Zubin Mehta, Jorge Mester, the Metropolitan Opera, John Nelson, the New Mexico Symphony, the New York City Opera, Opera Naples, Eve Queler, Julius Rudel, the Savannah Symphony, Robert Shaw, the Tupelo Orchestra, Donald Vorhees, and Sijing Ye.

His musical adventures have taken him to Aspen, Beijing, Belgium, Brevard, Italy, and Spoleto. He has performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and the Royal Residence of HRH Prince Edward and Countess Sophie.

In addition to having a royal audience, he also has a radio and television audience. He has appeared in specials on CBS and PBS and has hosted Fanfare on Atlanta radio for several years.

In his copious free time, William has served as the Ritz-Carlton’s Executive Director of Entertainment for a quarter of a century.

On 18^th November 2010, he conducted the Opera Naples World Star Benefit Concert at the Moorings Presbyterian Church Sanctuary in Naples, Florida.

Choral Guild of Atlanta recordings

O Come, All Ye Faithful (Frederick Oakeley/John Francis Wade)

Arranger – John Rutter

Chestnut Brass Company

Organist – Anthony Newman

Music Director – William Noll

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