William Richardson

Dr. William (Bill) Richardson serves as Professor of Music at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri, where he has taught since 1999. A Fulbright Scholar, he served as Visiting Professor of Trumpet at the Jazeps Vitols Latvian Academy of Music in 2010. He holds degrees from the University of Texas at Austin (DMA-Trumpet Performance), Florida State University (MM-Trumpet Performance), and Central Missouri State University (BME).

Richardson is a member of the St. Joseph Symphony, the St. Joseph Big Band, and the Phil Collins Experience (a tribute band from Kansas City, MO). He is active in many professional organizations, including the International Trumpet Guild, Phi Beta, and the American Federation of Musicians. He has published articles in the Journal of the International Trumpet Guild and the I.T.G. Junior newsletter. A Conn-Selmer clinician and performing artist, Dr. Richardson’s affiliation with Northwest Missouri State University has taken him to Austria, China, England, Estonia, Finland, Japan, and Latvia.