# William Doppmann > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/William_Doppmann > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/William_Doppmann.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Doppmann > Source revision: 1124297537 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) '''William Doppmann''' ([Springfield, Massachusetts](/source/Springfield%2C_Massachusetts), October 10, 1934 — [Honokaa, Hawaii](/source/Honokaa%2C_Hawaii), January 27, 2013) was an American concert pianist and composer. At the [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan) he was the only musician to ever win both the [Walter W. Naumburg Award](/source/Walter_W._Naumburg_Foundation) and the Michaels Memorial Award in a single season. As a composer, Doppmann was the recipient of two [Guggenheim Fellowship](/source/Guggenheim_Fellowship)s. ==Early life== William Doppmann started his piano lessons at the age of 5. His first major show was when he was 10 years old, in which he performed with the [Cincinnati Orchestra](/source/Cincinnati_Symphony_Orchestra). He studied piano with [Robert Goldsand](/source/Robert_Goldsand) at the [University of Cincinnati College - Conservatory of Music](/source/University_of_Cincinnati_%E2%80%93_College-Conservatory_of_Music). By the time he entered college he had been in over 500 performances. Doppmann moved to [Michigan](/source/Michigan) and attended [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan) studying composition with [Homer Kelly](/source/Homer_Kelley) and [Ross Lee Finney](/source/Ross_Lee_Finney), and later studied with [Carl Hugo Grimm](/source/Carl_Hugo_Grimm) at the [University of Cincinnati College - Conservatory of Music](/source/University_of_Cincinnati_%E2%80%93_College-Conservatory_of_Music). During his second year in college, Doppmann won his first awards, the Walter W. Naumburg Award and the Michaels Memorial Award as a young artist.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Doppmann-William.htm|title=William Doppmann (Piano) - Short Biography|website=www.bach-cantatas.com|access-date=2016-12-13}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.music.umich.edu/muse/2013/spring/InMemoriam.html|title=In Memoriam - Michigan Muse - U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance|website=www.music.umich.edu|access-date=2016-12-13}} ==Career== William Doppmann moved to [New York City](/source/New_York_City) after college, where he spent time studying and performing for symphonies like [Marlboro Music Festival](/source/Marlboro_Music_School_and_Festival). Doppmann was then inducted into the [Army](/source/United_States_Army) and stationed in [France](/source/France) and [Germany](/source/Germany) for 2 years. Returning from the Army, Doppmann took care of his children and his wife. He became a professor in three major universities in Washington state, and was a composer for the next 12 years. In 1985 he moved back to New York to continue his career a pianist/composer. He then performed recitals in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and South America. He served as artistic director of the [Port Townsend](/source/Port_Townsend%2C_Washington) Chamber Music Society in Washington for 20 years. He was married to Willa Doppmann, who was a Director of the Second City Chamber Series.{{Cite web|url=http://scchamberseries.org/artistic-directors/|title=Artistic directors {{!}} Second City Chamber Series official website|website=scchamberseries.org|access-date=2016-12-13}}{{Cite web|url=http://library.newmusicusa.org/WilliamDoppmann|title=Online Library|website=library.newmusicusa.org|access-date=2016-12-13}} ==Selected works== * Spring Songs for Mezzo Soprano, Piano, Clarinet, Percussion (1981) * Fantasy I Winter Dreams for Solo Piano (1995) * Fantasy II Thaw: Shards To The Sea for Solo Piano (1997) * Four Pieces for solo cello (1951) * Four American Sonatas for piano (1999) * Dance Suite for cello, timpani, flute & clarinet (1953) * Rhapsody for cello, piano & tape on themes of George Crumb & Béla Bartók (1977) * Evensong for solo violin (1963) * Five Studies for solo piano (1969) * Dance Variations for solo clarinet (1978) * Rikki-Tikki-Tavi for Narrator and Chamber Orchestra (1981) * Distances . . . for solo piano and off-stage piano or tape (1982) * Duo for Flute and Harp (1982) * Counterpoints for Solo Piano, Chamber Strings and Percussion (1987) * Four Short Pieces for Solo Piano (1988) * The Marriage Ring for Baritone, Oboe/English Horn and Piano (1989) * Octobersong for Mezzo Soprano, Piano and Percussion (1995, revised 2006) * Toccata In Nomine for Solo Piano (1997) * Two Movements for Solo Viola (1996) * Passacaille for Harp, Alto Flute/Piccolo, & Mezzo Soprano (1996) * Psalm 66 for Choir SATB and Brass Trio (1996) * Partita for Solo Fortepiano (1997) * Elegy for Solo Cello (1997) * Mirror Song for Soprano & Mezzo with Piano accompaniment (1998) * Fantasy III Bells of MidSummer for Solo Piano (1999) * Justice Variants I & II for solo piano (1997 – 2000) * Duo In D, La Ricordanza for violin and piano (1999) * For Herself for High Soprano and Piano (2000) * Seven Duets for two Solo Violins (2001) * Swordplay for full orchestra and concertante of soloists – piano, clarinet, cornet (2003).{{Cite web|url=http://www.diversink.com/downloads/pdf/Doppmann%20Compositions%20Chronological.pdf|title=Doppmann Compositions Chronological|last=|first=|date=2006|website=Diversink.com|publisher=Divers Publishing, Inc.|access-date=}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Discogs artist|William Doppmann}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Doppmann, William}} Category:1934 births Category:2013 deaths Category:Musicians from Louisville, Kentucky Category:University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni Category:American pianists Category:University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [William Doppmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Doppmann) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Doppmann?action=history)). 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