Archives: Team Showcase

Ben Wahlund (Percussion) is a Grammy nominated, award-winning music educator, composer, and performer who lives in the Chicago area. Wahlund serves as the director of percussion at the College of DuPage and is a full-time instructor at the Northern Illinois University School of Music. He performs in ¡The Screaming Norwegians! Percussion Duo, the Naper Chamber Players, is a member of the Yamaha Performing Artist roster, the Zildjian Artist Program and endorses Innovative Percussion Sticks and Mallets. Mr. Wahlund’s musical compositions have won numerous awards and are performed around the world.

Ann Field Williams (Voice) earned a Master of Music in vocal performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, under the tutelage of Susan Clickner, Terry Decima and John Moriarty. She has been a member of the College of DuPage voice faculty since 1998, and is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.

An accomplished performer and a passionate advocate for the art song, Ms. Williams is active in recital, chamber and church music. She has been a featured soloist with regional choruses and opera companies, including DuPage Chorale, New Classic Singers and various roles with Opera North (Vermont), Dallas Lyric Opera and DuPage Opera Theatre. Prior chamber performances have been with the Blossom School of Music (Ohio) and Applehill Center for Chamber Players (New Hampshire).

Ms. Williams has a gift for understanding each student’s needs and providing them with a better understanding of their own voice and its potential, through an enduring technique which encompasses breathing, diction, and execution of text. Her knowledge and experience allows her to instill confidence, professionalism, and a strong work ethic in her students, whether beginning vocal studies or building upon an established vocal foundation.