Bill Lydell
1225 West Minnehaha Pkwy
Minneapolis MN 55419
612-822-4773
Bill Lydell
Education
  • B.A. Degree, Valley City State College
    Music and English
  • M.M. Degree, University of Michigan
    Piano
Music Education Experience
  • Music Education/Teaching: 30 years, Michigan and Minnesota
    Choir, band, orchestra, small group ensembles
  • Music Contest Adjudicator: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Arizona
Music Performance Experience
  • Valley City State College Campus Cadets (1947-1950)
  • Solo at the Ivanhoe in Chicago
  • Band Experience: Tony Pastor, subbed for Claude Thornhill, Gordon Dooley (TD), and subbed two weeks with Lawrence Welk
      Fargo and Grand Forks Legion Clubs and several territory bands
Officers Clubs in Fort Bliss, Texas and Fort Richardson, Alaska while in the army
  • Pianist on cruise ship out of Los Angeles
  • Established own local jazz group - Sweet Jazz - in 1994... plays extensively in the Twin Cities metro area
Musicians Union Memberships Held: Fargo, Chicago, Denver, Omaha, Seattle
  • Current membership: Minneapolis/St. Paul (Local 30/73)


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