{"id":677,"date":"2020-09-19T21:59:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T21:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frankhorvat.com\/isolationmusic\/?page_id=677"},"modified":"2021-01-04T22:19:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T22:19:10","slug":"william-mcleish-cellist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.frankhorvat.com\/isolationmusic\/william-mcleish-cellist\/","title":{"rendered":"WILLIAM MCLEISH &#8211; cellist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"283\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frankhorvat.com\/isolationmusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/William-McLeish-cellist-1024x283.jpg\" alt=\"William McLeish\" class=\"wp-image-689\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.frankhorvat.com\/isolationmusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/William-McLeish-cellist-1024x283.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.frankhorvat.com\/isolationmusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/William-McLeish-cellist-300x83.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.frankhorvat.com\/isolationmusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/William-McLeish-cellist-768x212.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.frankhorvat.com\/isolationmusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/William-McLeish-cellist-1536x425.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.frankhorvat.com\/isolationmusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/William-McLeish-cellist-2048x566.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet William McLeish, Canadian cellist living in The Hague, Holland.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>William McLeish began studying cello in Kitchener, Ontario with Mark Norris, and went on to study with Claude Starke in Zurich. At the Glenn Gould School in Toronto, William continued lessons with Bryan Epperson, before studying with Michel Strauss and Jan Ype Nota at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague. In 2016, William received a Masters in Music from the Royal Conservatory of the Hague, where he graduated with distinction. He is a member of the dynamic and innovative ensemble, Babylon Quartet. William McLeish has performed concerti with both the Guelph Symphony Orchestra and the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Youth Orchestra. In the summers of 2013 and 2014, William was a Fellow of the Aspen Summer Music Festival, where he studied with Richard Aaron. William is also an active cello and piano teacher, teaching privately in Utrecht and The Hague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PANDEMIC STORIES: William McLeish &#8211; Audio Documentary Composition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"change-margin-top-heading\">(find out more about <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frankhorvat.com\/isolationmusic\/stage-2-music-for-self-isolation-horvat\/\">Music for Self-Isolation&nbsp;\u2013 Pandemic Stories<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio lesswide\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"PANDEMIC STORIES: William McLeish - Audio Documentary Composition by Frank Horvat\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TxCAPMOiiYU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">William&#8217;s Original Performance &amp; Video Interview <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"change-margin-top-heading\">(from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frankhorvat.com\/isolationmusic\/stage-1-music-for-self-isolation-horvat\/\">Music for Self-Isolation \u2013 Performances<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40.9%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-embed-aspect-4-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Music for Self-Isolation\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QjwX3ufqOiw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>William McLeish performing <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?list=PLXD2u66fLDIoj7-_-tKH1FdJZFUhK9e4t&amp;v=QjwX3ufqOiw&amp;feature=emb_title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Music for Self-Isolation &#8211; Cello<\/a><\/em> by Frank Horvat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Interview with William McLeish - cellist\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dvvUKt9g6wc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Composer Frank Horvat interviews William McLeish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<script async=\"\" defer=\"\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v8.0&amp;appId=111873979446937&amp;autoLogAppEvents=1\" nonce=\"bTJQFswi\"><\/script>\n\n<div class=\"fb-comment-embed\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/frankhorvat1\/posts\/10158043690006007?comment_id=10158045732786007\" data-include-parent=\"false\" data-width=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Find out more about William on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/willmcleish.com\" target=\"_blank\">his website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are enjoying this project, please consider making a donation to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unisonfund.ca\/about\/mission\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Unison Benevolent Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet William McLeish, Canadian cellist living in The Hague, Holland. 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