Currently, in addition to performing with the Pops, Bill serves as Principal Percussionist for the Delaware Symphony, Opera Delaware, and Kennett Symphony. He is also Timpanist and Percussionist at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia, and a member of Orchestra 2001. Bill holds the title of Distinguished Faculty Chair at Settlement Music School and also teaches at Swarthmore College and Eastern University.
William Kerrigan
Bill started playing at age 11—the same day his brother picked up the guitar. Together, they were essentially half of a Beatles cover band from the start. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Bill studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where his teachers encouraged him to continue his studies in Philadelphia with the Principal Percussionist of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Percussion
InstrumentCleveland, Ohio
HometownFavorite Genre:
Love a variety of different styles
Underrated Composer:
Henry Cowell
Philly Must-Have:
Philadelphia must continue to have this incredible pops orchestra
Guilty Pleasure:
Learning new things!
Secret Talent:
My secret talent was that I was very talented with baseball growing up, having some teams interested in me playing professionally for them someday.
William Kerrigan
Bio
Beyond the Pops
I'm a twin! I'm very fortunate that I live within miles of my twin brother and mother.
