Sheet music by William Bruce
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William Bruce studied with Christopher Bunting and took part in classes with Jacqueline du Pré and William Pleeth. He also attended chamber music courses at the Britten-Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies with the Amadeus Quartet.
A passionate music educator, William is much in demand in the UK for masterclasses, workshops, summer schools and insets and he runs a residential summer school for cellists each year at Hindhead Music Centre. In addition to many years experience as an adjucator, William is a Consultant Moderator for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music where he is involved in the training and moderating of examiners, syllabus development, presentations and tours. This work has taken him to Hong Kong, the West Indies, South America, Africa, Sri Lanka and Iceland.
Publication collaborations include a cello tutor with Mary Cohen for Faber Music, the Fiddler Playalong Cello Collection for Boosey & Hawkes and More Time Pieces for ABRSM Publishing. He was Commissioning Editor for Fingerprints for Cello and Spectrum for Cello, a volume of contemporary pieces which has received worldwide acclaim.
Recital performances have taken him all over the UK, Europe, Australia and the US. He made his Carnegie Hall debut recital in 2005.
William has been a visiting professor at the University of South Carolina and a member of the orchestra of English National Opera since 1982.