2025 Maine Music Educators Association Conference

William Kinne is an Assistant Professor of Music and the Director of Bands at the University of Southern Maine Osher School of Music, where he conducts the Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, and Portland Youth Wind Ensemble. Dr. Kinne also teaches undergraduate courses on conducting and music education and leads the graduate program in wind conducting. In addition to his duties at USM, Dr. Kinne is the conductor of the Casco Bay Wind Symphony, the premiere community band in the region. Before his appointment at USM, Dr. Kinne was the Associate Director of Bands at Northern Arizona University, where he directed concert and athletic bands and taught conducting. Dr. Kinne’s career as a music educator spans a decade of teaching middle and high school instrumental music. Ensembles under his direction have earned praise for cross-disciplinary performances. He earned graduate degrees in conducting from the University of Michigan, the University of Colorado Boulder, and a bachelor of music education degree from the University of New Hampshire. Allan McMurray, Donald McKinney, Michael Haithcock, and Andrew Boysen were his principal teachers.