By Carol Berthold
[Printer Friendly] | [ Email us about these papers]Title: William Heiles Audio Recordings and Papers, 1957-2010
ID: 12/5/85
Primary Creator: William Heiles (1937-)
Extent: 2.0 cubic feet
Arrangement: Materials are arranged in two series: 1) Audio Recordings and 2) Papers. Series 1 is arranged chronologically by media type and Series 2 is arranged by subject corresponding to topics in Heiles' dissertation.
Subjects: Instrumental music, Music, School of, Music - Instruction and study, Piano
Languages: English
Consists of audio recordings, notebooks, doctoral dissertation, and compositional sketches, documenting William Heiles' performance career as a pianist and scholar.
William Heiles (1937- ) was born in Brooklyn, NY. He earned his B.Mus. degree from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 1958. Following two years of study at the Städtliche Hochschule für Musik in Munich, Germany, on a Fulbright grant, he earned his M.M, and D.M.A. degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Heiles was the first pianist to earn a DMA degree from UIUC, studying with Stanley Fletcher and Soulima Stravinsky. Beginning in 1968, he became a member of the piano faculty at the University of Illinois, serving as chair of the Piano Division from 1980 until his retirement. Professor Heiles performed frequently as pianist and harpsichordist in recitals and festivals. His repertoire spanned the early Baroque to the present, with special emphasis on Bach, Chopin, Schumann, and music of recent decades. He has presented numerous local premieres of major works by Pierre Boulez, Elliott Carter, Gyorgy Ligeti, and other contemporary composers.