Sherwood High School
William C. Evans has taught choral music and been Music Department Chair at Sherwood High School in Montgomery County, Maryland since 1979. He received a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Clarion University in Pennsylvania and a Master of Music in Voice from The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Bill directs three choral groups at Sherwood: Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, and Men's Chorus. He teaches the popular Electronic Music and Recording Studio Techniques class. Bill has been Musical Director, Technical Supervisor and Creative Writer for Sherwood High School's original musical production "Rock 'n' Roll Revival," now in its 38th year. Over 200,000 people have attended “Rock ’n’ Roll Revival” since 1979. Bill started the MCPS Show Choir Festival in 1982, which is held each year at Sherwood.
Bill has served as a choral clinician and adjudicator for the Annapolis music festival for fourteen years, as well as festivals in Delaware, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
Bill is a lecturer in the Music Department at the University of Maryland - College Park, where he teaches Music Technology. During spring 2003 he was a part-time faculty member and guest conductor of the Towson University Vocal Jazz Ensemble. He has also been a guest lecturer for the Music Department at the Catholic University of America.
Bill has presented choral reading sessions and numerous interest sessions at state and local MENC conventions starting in 1981.
As a singer Bill has appeared in various roles in opera, musical comedy, and concert performances with the Trinity Players, Wolf Trap Summer Opera, Cedar Lane Stage, Pennsylvania Opera Festival, Prince George's Civic Opera, Laurel Oratorio Society and the Annapolis Chorale.
Mr. Evans has received numerous honors and awards over the years, including the University of Maryland Outstanding Teachers Award from the Center for Teaching Excellence (2004), Sherwood PTSA Educator of the Year (2006 and 2000), Maryland State Computer Educator of the Year from the Maryland Instructional Computer Coordinators Association (1991), Outstanding Contribution to the Community (1989) and the Outstanding Contribution to Youth Award (1987) from the Greater Olney Civic Association.
Mr. Evans is a member of the Maryland Music Education Association (MMEA), the Music Education National Conference (MENC), American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), The Technology Institute for Music Educators (TI:ME), and the International Federation of Choral Musicians (IFC).