Dr. William L. Belan

Dr. William Belan is happiest when he is professionally active

as a writer, teacher, conductor, and producer. He is even happier in

his role of husband and father to three children (one son and two

daughters). He has been trained closely by true mentors including:

Roger Wagner, Donn Weiss, Dennis Shrock, Esther Andreas, Peter

Drucker, and Donald Brinegar, and Robert Fowells. As a professor

he was a Fulbright Scholar to Costa Rica, and as a leader of research

for ACDA he designed a collaborative website with the Library of

Congress for American Choral Music. As a teacher he is professor

emeritus of choral studies at California State University, Los Angeles.

Dr. Belan is author of three books of choral research (Festschrift for

Roger Wagner, English Madrigal, and Latin American Rhythm/ 2nd

edition) and more than 100 published octavos in the area of Latin

American choral music. His latest book is My Stroke: A Pathway to

Recovery and Discovery, the research of the brain and neurology as

applied to his own episode with stroke. He continues to teach courses

as adjunct professor at Chaffey College.