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William West, Composer

Composing One Note at a Time

About Me

THE STORY BEGINS:

Once upon a time, in a land down south, there lived a boy named William.

He grew up on the isle of James - a hop, skip, and a jump from the fair city of Charleston (Virginia? Don't be silly there is only one Charleston).

In a house of bricks he lived with his Mama and Papa and little bro Brian. (You might remember that old nursery rhyme about him: "Little bro Brian come blow your horn, the sheeps are in the meadow and the cows are in the corn".....

William and Brian were the best of friends in those early years. Bike riding, baseball, football, pickle, hide and seek, so many great games to play.

All was well in there happy little world when a new baby made three. Saralyn was the missing link that completed the family West. It was like the Hardy boys finally had their Nancy Drew!

In the south, children grow like weeds. By now William had begun taking piano and written some music of his own. The rest of the poor West family had to put up with the "practicing" and later, the humiliation of attending each and every Chorus and Band Concert.

In college (I told you time few by quickly), William wrote a piece for Laurie Isreal and Lisa Miles titled "No. One for Two Violins" which was premiered his Junior Year.

After graduating with a Bachlor's Degree in Music, William ran away to fullfill his life long dream of selling ladies shoes! Seven wonderful years with the design house of Joan & David.

In 1999, William began his own company William West Designs. He designs and sews Draperies, Bedding, and Accessories for some of Atlanta's top Designers.

In 2000, William began writing music once more. Four years later, William began studying under Misha V. Stefanuk at the Johnson Ferry Conservatory of Music.

August 2006, William joined MySpace and is currenty writing music in his spare time.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/12/2006
Band Website: williamwest.org/themusic.html
Band Members: William West


(Above) Marcella, Stephanie, William, and Kate after the Puppini Sisters show in Atlanta, Georgia.
Influences: Great singers: Patti Lupone, Andrea McArdle, Anetha Faltskog, Laurie Beechman, Judy Kaye,Selena. Groups: ABBA, The Mammas and the Pappas, Erasure. Composers: George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Richard Rogers, and Irving Berlin.
Sounds Like: I enjoy writing orchestral and vocal music. I would classify my music as mainly Classical, Easy Listening, and Cinamatic.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Framed Photographs by William West
Record Label: Traddstreet Music (BMI)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Broadways Shelly Bruce

Attention all of you Broadway Fans! Shelley Bruce (known best as the young lady who would replace Andrea McArdle in the title role of "Annie" in 1978) has just been featured in this months C...
Posted by William West, Composer on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:10:00 PST

Poppies, Pictures, & Poetry

I took a picture of poppies on my trip to upstate New York and posted it here on Myspace. My dear friend Cathy wrote a poem and posted it with the picture. The poem was just too good not to share...
Posted by William West, Composer on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:15:00 PST

Sad News

I am sad to share the news that Tom's older brother Joey passed away this morning. Tom and I are leaving this evening to make our way to upstate New York for the Funeral. The picture below shows Tom ...
Posted by William West, Composer on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:54:00 PST

Things to remember when you are down.

 This should probably be taped to your bathroom mirror where one could read it every day...You may not realize it, but it's 100% true.  1. There are at least two people in this world who yo...
Posted by William West, Composer on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:21:00 PST

Bagatelle & Arte

New Video has been posted on YouTube. This will be presented at William’s upcoming recital at the Johnson Ferry Conservatory of Music. Click HERE to Watch. (YouTube will open in a new window) ...
Posted by William West, Composer on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:04:00 PST

Moth Balls

I decided to go rumaging through the virtual "attic" on my computer and came across this little number. I was quite fond of the piece though I caught much flack from my instructor concerning the Chord...
Posted by William West, Composer on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:35:00 PST

New Song - Alice Flagg

Here is the next installment in the "Ghost of the Hermitage".  This song introduces us to our young Heroine Alice Flagg in the spring of her 16th year (circa 1845). She is the daughter of a ...
Posted by William West, Composer on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:08:00 PST

Which Version?

 I have been working hard on a new song for my new project "Ghost of the Hermitage". I put up the first version this past week - which Tom favors. My instructor gave me some greif over its simpl...
Posted by William West, Composer on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:12:00 PST

Glass - Newly posted Song

I recieved a lovely comment from my friend Cathy about the newly posted piece "Glass". I'm popping in to tell you that you've done it yet again with 'glass', I really love it. I have to tell you it br...
Posted by William West, Composer on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:40:00 PST

Ghost of a story....

This spring session William will be working on a song-cycle entitled "Ghost of the Hermitage" based on Nancy Rhyne's book Alice Flagg, Ghost of the Hermitage. The story of Alice will be told through m...
Posted by William West, Composer on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:21:00 PST