Bill Harrington Faculty Profile

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Bill  Harrington

Lecturer, Music Education

Department of Music

Dr. Bill Harrington serves as Adjunct Lecturer in music education teaching and serves as a Supervisor for music credential candidates in schools across the state of California. Dr. Harrington is also Music Director of the  (EBYO). EBYO works in collaboration with the music department to provide performance and coaching experience to CSUEB music majors.  Dr. Harrington graduated with a four-year full scholarship in French Horn from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and holds an M.A. in Music from CSUEB along with a California Lifetime Teaching Credential in Music. He graduated from Boston University with a Doctorate in Music Education.  

Dr. Harrington is a two time Past President of the California Orchestra Directors Association (CODA), Music Director at Patten Academy and Minister of Music at Christian Cathedral in Oakland.  A strong advocate for chamber music, each summer he directs the Sequoia Chamber Music Workshop on the campus of Cal Poly Humboldt.  As a professional musician, Dr. Harrington has performed French horn with virtually every professional orchestra in the greater Bay Area, currently playing with the Modesto Symphony, West Edge Opera, Lamplighters Operetta Company, Opera San Jose, and the Brassworks of San Francisco Brass Quintet. 

Classes Currently Teaching: Supervision of candidates in the Single Subject Music Teaching Credential program through CSUEB Department of Teacher Education and Department of Music.  

Not teaching this semester.