William Bradley Strickland

William Bradley Strickland, also known as Willie Strickland, (August 21, 1929 – April 9, 1990) was an American composer, music educator, and music publisher. In his early career he worked as a public school music teacher for Hempstead Union Free School District and Rockville Centre Union Free School District. He later worked as a composer, orchestrator, and arranger for television and Broadway musicals, and also wrote band music repertoire used for education purposes. He was the founder of the music publishing house Consort Music. He ended his career teaching on the music faculties of Hofstra University and Adelphi University. Early life and education William Bradley Strickland was born in Manhattan on August 21, 1929. While in high school he was instructed in the Schillinger System of Musical Composition by composer and conductor Rudolf Schramm (1902–1981). Following his undergraduate studies, Strickland joined the 25th Infantry Division of the United States Army where he served as a trumpeter in the infantry’s band. He was discharged in 1953 at which time he began his career as a music teacher. In 1956 he pursued graduate studies in music composition at the Juilliard School where