Bill Doerrfeld

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Bill Doerrfeld

| image = BillDoerrfeld-740x957.jpg

| caption = Bill Doerrfeld in 2007

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1964|4|3}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, US

| genre = Jazz, classical, jazz fusion

| occupation = Musician, pianist, composer

| instrument = Piano

| years_active = 1977–present

| website = {{URL|billdoerrfeld.com/}}

}}

William Doerrfeld (born April 3, 1964) is an American classical and jazz pianist and composer.

His primary focus is on compositions for classical symphonic orchestra, classical and jazz solo piano, and his fusion piano trio.{{cite web|url=http://www.billdoerrfeld.com/about-bill-doerrfeld/ |title=About Bill Doerrfeld |publisher=billdoerrfeld.com}} In October 2014, Doerrfeld started the Doerrfeld Trio.{{cite web|url=http://doerrfeldtrio.com/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141020185207/http://doerrfeldtrio.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-10-20|title=Doerrfeld Trio}}

Biography

= Youth =

Doerrfeld started playing piano at the age of 4. At the age of 14, Yamaha invited him to perform his solo jazz piano work "Unidentified Flying Fingers" at the Togo no Sato Interior Hall in Japan as part of their 7th Junior Original Concert in 1978.{{cite web|url=http://www.yamaha-mf.or.jp/history/e-history/ijoc/ijoc7.html|title=Yamaha 7th Junior Original Concert National Convention '78 |publisher=Yamaha |year=1978}} He received a BMI Student Composer Award,{{cite news |last=Page |first=Tim |author-link=Tim Page (music critic) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/08/arts/music-notes-facelift-for-a-valued-hall.html |url-access=registration |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524185230/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/08/arts/music-notes-facelift-for-a-valued-hall.html |archive-date=May 24, 2015 |access-date=December 5, 2023 |title=Music Notes; Facelift For a Valued Hall |date=June 8, 1986 |newspaper=The New York Times}}{{cbignore}} a New York Youth Symphony commission{{cite web |url=http://www.nyys.org/firstmusic/gallery.php |title=Previous Awardees |publisher=New York Youth Symphony |year=1987}} and Carnegie Hall orchestral premiere performance.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/30/arts/concert-youth-symphony.html |title=Concert: Youth Symphony |work=The New York Times |date=November 30, 1987}}

=Education and performances=

Doerrfeld earned degrees in classical piano and composition from Eastman School of Music, and Yale School of Music.

Doerrfeld's compositions have been performed by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Saint Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, and Lamont Symphony. He has been a featured guest of the Northwest Sinfonietta{{cite web|url=http://www.nwsinfonietta.org/theHours.html|title=The Hours|publisher=Northwest Sinfonietta |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727134126/http://www.nwsinfonietta.org/theHours.html |archivedate=July 27, 2011|df=mdy-all}} and the Methow Music Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.americantowns.com/wa/winthrop/news/13th-annual-methow-valley-chamber-music-festival-113997 |title=13th Annual Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival |publisher=Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival |date=July 23, 2008}} His piano compositions have been performed by Ralph Votapek.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-29-ca-109-story.html|title=Pianist Votapek at Loyola Marymount|work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 29, 1988}}

On November 16, 2010, Doerrfeld released his debut album titled Time and Again{{cite web |url=http://www.billdoerrfeld.com/time-and-again-album/|title=Time And Again Album |publisher=billdoerrfeld.com}} followed by A Passing Moment and Flurious.{{cite web |url=http://www.billdoerrfeld.com/a-passing-moment-album-press-release/|title=A Passing Moment Album Press Release |publisher=billdoerrfeld.com |date=March 16, 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.billdoerrfeld.com/flurious-album-press-release/ |title=Flurious Album Press Release |publisher=billdoerrfeld.com |date=March 26, 2012}}

= Awards and honors=

Doerrfeld received awards from Banff Centre,{{cite web|url=http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2008/jul/24/etude-attitude/|title=Étude attitude|publisher=The Wenatchee World|date=July 24, 2008}} MacDowell Artist Colony, Tanglewood,{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1991/10/24/composers-series-delves-into-20th-century/ |title=Composers' series delves into 20th century |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 24, 1991}} and Yaddo.{{cite web|url=http://www.yaddo.org/yaddo/pdfs/composers.pdf|title=Yaddo Composers|publisher=Yaddo|date=June 1926 – November 2009|access-date=December 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721050552/http://www.yaddo.org/yaddo/pdfs/composers.pdf|archive-date=July 21, 2011|url-status=dead}}