Dr. William Tortolano is a distinguished Catholic church musician who has made considerable contributions in the field of Gregorian chant. His studies and research at the Abbey of Saint Peter (Solesmes, France) have led to his translation of Dom Eugène Cardine's book, Basic Studies in Gregorian Chant. He currently directs the Gregorian Chant Workshop at the Saint Michael Institute of Sacred Art on Enders Island in Connecticut. Dr. Tortolano is Professor Emeritus of Music and Fine Arts at Saint Michael's College, Vermont. He has earned degrees in music and sacred music from Boston University, New England Conservatory of Music, L'Université de Montréal, and has enjoyed fellowships at Tanglewood Music Center, Yale University, and King's and Trinity Colleges at Cambridge University, England. Dr. Tortolano serves as college organist at Saint Michael's College, and has presented organ recitals in the United States, Canada, Holland, Italy, Scotland and France, including at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The author of the book, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Anglo-Black Composer, 1875-1912, he is also a composer published by Shawnee Press and other major publishers.

Publications by William Tortolano