William Purvis (French horn player)

{{Other people|William Purvis}}{{infobox musical artist

| name = William Purvis

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1948}}

| origin = Western Pennsylvania, U.S.

| genre = Chamber music{{dot}}classical

| occupation = Musician, conductor

| instrument = French horn

| spouse = Mihae Lee

| associated_acts = New York Woodwind Quintet
Speculum Musicae
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Orchestra of St. Luke's

}}

William Purvis (born 1948) is an American French horn player and conductor.

Early life and education

Purvis is a native of Western Pennsylvania. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from Haverford College.{{Cite web |title=William Purvis |url=https://www.helicon.org/artists/william-purvis |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=www.helicon.org}}

Career

Purvis performs with the New York Woodwind Quintet, Speculum Musicae, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the Orchestra of St. Luke's.{{Cite web |title=William Purvis {{!}} Smithsonian Chamber Music Society |url=https://smithsonianchambermusic.org/about/artists/william-purvis |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=smithsonianchambermusic.org}} As of September 2016, he is director of the collection of musical instruments at the Yale School of Music.{{Cite web |title=William Purvis |url=https://music.yale.edu/people/william-purvis |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=music.yale.edu |language=en}}

Purvis has taught at Columbia University, the Juilliard School, Yale University, Stony Brook University, the State University of New York at Purchase, and Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Personal life

Purvis is a graduate of Haverford College and is married to pianist Mihae Lee.{{CN|date=April 2023}}

External links

[http://furiousartisans.com/artists/william-purvis Biography at Furious Artisans]

References

Category:1948 births

Category:American classical horn players

Category:Living people

Category:Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe