William Austin Payn is Professor and Director of Choral Studies at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. He has served at Second Presbyterian Church, Newark Ohio; Presbyterian Church On-the-Green, Morristown, New Jersey and Sharon Community Presbyterian, Moon Township, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Payn earned a BM from Westminster Choir College and his MM and DMA from West Virginia University.

In 1995, he was listed as AGEHR "Master Conductor", and Master Instructor of Conducting and Musicianship. In 1996 he was awarded the "Westminster Choir College Distinguished Alumni Award". In 2001, he received "Class of '56 Leadership" award for inspiration teaching from Bucknell University, and in 2005, Honorary Life-Membership in the AGEHR.

In addition to his listing in the Choristers Guild catalog, William Payn has two published choral pieces, with National and GIA and numerous handbell pieces with Flammer, Agape, AGEHR, National, Morning Star and Jeffers.

William's hobbies include backpacking, gardening, cooking and traveling. He is married with one son and three step-children.

Posted July 14, 2006



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