Will Hamilton received degrees in piano performance and Spanish from the University of Akron. During his studies there, Will was selected as the 2010 Most Outstanding Piano Student at the undergraduate level, and the following year he became the 1st-place winner of the Marjorie Neville Collaborative Piano Competition at Central State University. He has worked as an independent and collaborative pianist in a variety of capacities, including opera and musical theater productions, competitions, concerts, and recitals. Some of Will’s more memorable performing experiences include his collaboration (2013-2016) with Broadway conductor Terry LaBolt and Emmy-winning, Tony-nominated director/choreographer George Pinney, during which he was credited as assistant musical director, score editor, rehearsal pianist, singer and actor for two musical productions debuts.
For the last decade, Will has also worked in the Akron-Cleveland area as a pianist and organist at St. Francis de Sales Church, Bethany Lutheran Church, Lakemore United Methodist Church, and Temple Israel; as a salaried vocalist for the latter, as well as at Westminster Presbyterian Church and Park Synagogue; lastly as a freelance keyboardist/vocalist for weddings, bar/bat mitvahs, anniversaries, and other special occasions. Will has also taught private piano lessons at The Aurora School of Music for the past five years.
For the last decade, Will has also worked in the Akron-Cleveland area as a pianist and organist at St. Francis de Sales Church, Bethany Lutheran Church, Lakemore United Methodist Church, and Temple Israel; as a salaried vocalist for the latter, as well as at Westminster Presbyterian Church and Park Synagogue; lastly as a freelance keyboardist/vocalist for weddings, bar/bat mitvahs, anniversaries, and other special occasions. Will has also taught private piano lessons at The Aurora School of Music for the past five years.