William Fitzpatrick American violinist and conductor, is currently the director of ChamberArtsFest, an annual international chamber music festival. From 1978-1983 he was first violinist of the New York String Quartet, ensemble-in-residence at the University of California, Irvine

University of California, Irvine

The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...

 and the Aspen Music Festival.

He was a student of Dorothy Delay

Dorothy DeLay

Dorothy DeLay was an American violin instructor, primarily at the Juilliard School.She was born in Medicine Lodge, Kansas.-Career and education:...

 at the Juilliard School

Juilliard School

The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...

 and Stephen Clapp

Stephen Clapp

Stephen Clapp is a violinist and educator and former Dean of the Juilliard School.-Education:Clapp earned the B.M degree from the Oberlin Conservatory and the M.S. degree from the Juilliard School. He is a former student of Dorothy DeLay, Ivan Galamian, and Andor Toth...

 at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music. While at Juilliard he also studied with and served as teaching assistant for Robert Mann

Robert Mann

Robert Mann is a musician, composer, and conductor.He was a founding member and first violinist of the Juilliard String Quartet for 52 years, and mentor to younger generations of string musicians....

, first violinist of the Juilliard String Quartet

Juilliard String Quartet

The Juilliard String Quartet is a classical music string quartet founded in 1946 at the Juilliard School in New York. The original members were violinists Robert Mann and Robert Koff, violist Raphael Hillyer, and cellist Arthur Winograd; Current members are Joseph Lin and Ronald Copes violinists,...

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As a teacher, Mr. Fitzpatk has taught Piano

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

, viola

Viola

The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...

, and chamber music

Chamber music

Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...

 at universities and conservatories all over the world including Soka University of America

Soka University of America

Soka University of America is a university located in Aliso Viejo, California, United States. It describes its mission as the fostering of a steady stream of global citizens committed to living a contributive life—with an emphasis on principles of pacifism, human rights, and the creative...

, Saddleback College

Saddleback College

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, the Sewanee Summer Music Center, L'Academie Internationale De Sées, L'Ecole Ressources Creatives Muiscales, The Violin Camp, Le Conservatoire Maurice Ravel, Le Conservatoire du Centre Paris, Le Conservatoire Americain de Fontainebleau, the University of California, Irvine, Juilliard School

Juilliard School

The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...

, the elementary school Morasha, and currently holds the position of adjunct professor of music at Chapman University

Chapman University

Chapman University is a private, non-profit university located in Orange, California affiliated with the Christian Church . Known for its blend of liberal arts and professional programs, Chapman University encompasses seven schools and colleges: Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media...

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As a performer, he has appeared in concert collaborations with artists such as Patrice Fontanarosa, Karl Leister

Karl Leister

Karl Leister is a classical clarinet player from Wilhelmshaven, Germany. At a very young age, he learned to play the clarinet from his father, also a clarinetist, and later studied at the Hochschule fur Musik in Berlin...

, Noel Lee

Noël Lee

Noël Lee is an American classical pianist and composer living in Paris, France.He studied music in Lafayette, Indiana, then attended Harvard University, studying with Walter Piston, Irving Fine, and Tillman Merritt and was also a student at the Longy School of Music in the early 1940s...

, Guy Deplus

Guy Deplus

Guy Deplus is a French clarinetist.Deplus studied clarinet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris and received Premiers Prix in clarinet and chamber music. He was a professor of clarinet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, and is now retired. He taught...

, Elliot Fisk, Claude Franck, Itzhak Perlman

Itzhak Perlman

Itzhak Perlman is an Israeli-born violinist, conductor, and instructor of master classes. He is regarded as one of the pre-eminent violinists of the 20th and early-21st centuries.-Early life:...

, Emanuel Ax

Emanuel Ax

Emanuel Ax is a Grammy-winning American classical pianist. He is currently a teacher on the faculty of the Juilliard School. He is considered one of the best known concert pianists of the 21st century.-Early life:...

, Yair Kless

Yair Kless

-Background:Kless began performing at an early age, attaining a world-wide reputation in his activities like soloist and chamber musician. His repertoire includes works from baroque period to compositions specially created for him....

, Ron Leonard, Yoko Matsuda, and ensembles such as the Juilliard String Quartet

Juilliard String Quartet

The Juilliard String Quartet is a classical music string quartet founded in 1946 at the Juilliard School in New York. The original members were violinists Robert Mann and Robert Koff, violist Raphael Hillyer, and cellist Arthur Winograd; Current members are Joseph Lin and Ronald Copes violinists,...

 and Blair String Quartet.

He has recorded for the IMA Concerts, Jubal, CRI, Sine Qua Non, and Delos labels.