Faculty: Bill Bernatis
Bill Bernatis is currently Assistant Professor of Horn at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, hornist with the Sierra Winds, assistant principal horn with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, and principal horn with the Las Vegas Philharmonic. Prior to his coming to UNLV, Bill was Assistant Professor of Horn at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas, Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. His performing background includes a wealth of orchestral and chamber music. He has been principal horn with the Corpus Christi Symphony, the Waco Symphony, the San Angelo Symphony, the Breckenridge Music Institute, and the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra. He has also performed with the Ithaca Brass, the Ithaca Wind Quintet, Baylor Chamber Players, Baylor Brass Quintet, and the Texas Brass Ensemble. He was an instructor for the Empire Brass Seminar at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute and a member of the AIMS orchestra in Graz, Austria. His teachers include John Iltis, William Scharnberg, and Philip Farkas. After receiving his BM from Washburn University, Bill taught music in public school for three years, then went on to earn his MM at Indiana University and pursue doctoral studies at the University of North Texas. Over the years, Bill has performed solo recitals, judged competitions, done studio recording, and held master classes around the country. He has toured with the Dallas Brass, performed solos with the Corpus Christi Symphony, Waco Symphony, Corpus Christi Chamber Orchestra, Dallas Wind Symphony, the Victoria Bach Festival, the Penfield Symphony, and International Horn Society regional and international workshops. He is still an active recitalist and freelance performer.