COSMIC Symphony is delighted to announce our new Music Director! Please join us in welcoming William Esterling III. William is excited to take on the position of Music Director at the COSMIC Symphony. He is an advocate for music as both a performer and educator. As a conductor, William also serves as the assistant conductor at the New Orchestra of Washington (NOW) and the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras (MCYO). As an educator, William is an adjunct professor at American University and serves as the Wind & Brass Department Chair at Levine Music. As a trombonist, William serves as a musician in the 287th Army Band of the Delaware National Guard.
William graduated with a Master of Music in Conducting from the Catholic University of America, where he studied with Simeone Tartaglione and Murry Sidlin. He also received a Bachelor of Music in Trombone Performance from Ithaca College.