William D. Finley
1098 East Main Street, Apartment 2-E,
Waterbury, CT 06705
203-660-7171,  Cell 203-819-2186
tenorprimo@aol.com
wfinley314@aol.com
finleyw@sacredheart.edu
dfinley@nvcc.commnet.edu
OBJECTIVE
To make a difference in the world and to know that the world is a better place because I am here.
SKILLS
  • Proven ability to teach voice at all levels, ages and styles
  • Wide range of experience in class room and individual instruction
  • Excellent sight reading ability and musicianship with the ability to sing both modern and numatic
    notation
  • Vast experience in liturgies that use Latin, Slavonic and Hebrew as the language of prayer and
    vernacular protestant liturgies
  • Proficient in IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet).  Ability to and experience in the singing of
    Italian, Latin, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Slavonic, Hebrew, Yiddish, Ukrainian, Latvian,
    Georgian, Tagalog and many other languages
EDUCATION
  • Yale University                       Master of Music in Voice                            1984
  • University of Montevallo        Master of Music in Voice/Choral               1981
  • University of Montevallo        Bachelor of Music Education/Choral        1979
EXPERIENCE
  • Voice Instructor                                   Warner Educational Center for the Arts    2008 to present
  • Music Director, Latin Mass Schola  Basilica of the Immaculate Conception     2007 to present
  • Tenor Soloist, Section Leader          Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Hartford, CT   2009 to present
  • Private Voice Studio                          New Haven Area                                         1980  to 2006
  • Voice Instructor                                   Neighborhood Music School                      1997 to present
  • Adjunct Professor of Voice               Sacred Heart University                               2007 to present
  • Adjunct Professor of Voice               Naugatuck Valley Community College       2005 to present
  • Tenor Soloist, Section Leader          United Church, Bridgeport, CT                   2002 to present
  • Pro Arte of Connecticut, inc.             Professional Choral Ensemble                  2003 to present
  • St. Gregory Society of CT, Inc.         Scola Cantorum Section Leader/cantor    1987 to present  
  • Temple Israel Reform Synagogue   Tenor, Professional Quartet                        1986 to present
  • Church of St. Mary                           Scola Cantorum/Soloist/Section Leader    1987 to present            
  • National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS)
  • Music Educators National Conference (MENC)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
PROFESSIONAL  FEES (all fees are negotiable)

  • $125 per hour
  • $500 per concert event (not inclusive of rehearsals unless negotiated)
  • $85 per hour/ $45 per half hour  for voice instruction and/or coaching