William Hammer is a well-established chamber musician, avid freelancer, and educator in the greater
Houston area. He is currently a member of Boreas Quartet and Backburner! With these groups, he has been a guest artist all around the United States for various International/Regional Tuba Euphonium Conferences and Texas Music Educators Association. While living in Pittsburgh, he was also a member of a local brass ensemble known as Brass Roots.
On top of live performance, William has been featured on three studio-recorded CD’s in a chamber setting. He has also advanced or placed at various competitions such as International/Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference chamber competitions, mock orchestral auditions, the Leonard Falcone Festival, and was a finalist for concerto competitions at University of Arizona, Carnegie Mellon University, and University of Memphis.
William’s educational background includes doctoral studies at University of Arizona, performer’s certificate from University of Denver, master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University, and a bachelor’s degree from University of Memphis. His teachers include Dr. Matthew Tropman, Warren Deck, Kathleen Brantigan, Craig Knox, and Dr. Kevin Sanders.