Will Gay Bottje

Biography

Born in 1925 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Will Gay Bottje (1925-2018) was a graduate of the Juilliard School (Bachelor of Music in flute performance and Master of Music in composition) where he studied composition with Vittorio Giannini. He went on to pursue studies at the Eastman School of Music where he was a pupil of Bernard Rogers and Howard Hanson. From Eastman he earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition, the second such degree to be awarded to a student from any institution. He also studied composition privately with Nadia Boulanger in Paris, and was a pupil of Henk Badings at the University of Utrecht's electronic music studio.

From 1957–1981 Bottje taught on the music faculty at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. There he founded and directed SIU's electronic music studio.

 

  • ACE Publications

    5 title(s)
    Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
    Will Gay Bottje Capriccio for Two Trumpets, Strings, and Percussion 2 trumpets, strings, percussion
    Will Gay Bottje CHAMBER CONCERTO FOR OBOE, BASSOON, SMALL ORCHESTRA - Piano Reduction oboe, bassoon, piano
    ob solo,bsn solo, ch orch:2-0-2/bcl-0,2-1-1-0,perc,str
    Will Gay Bottje LITTLE SONATA 7 for Trumpet & Organ tpt,org
    Will Gay Bottje String Quartet Nr. 5 2 vlns, vla, vc
    Will Gay Bottje THREE OF A KIND 3 tpt, pf

    Additional Works

    Published by NEW UNICORN MUSIC COMPANY

    • HEXADS for Organ
    • CONTRASTS for Band

    Published by MUSIC FOR PERCUSSION INC

    • MALLETS

    Published by ROBERT KING MUSIC CO

    • SYMPHONIC ALLEGRO