Storytelling is central to all of Bill’s work – for performing, teaching, consulting, speaking and writing.
The Tomorrow Monkeys
Folktale fingerplay based on a tale from Brazil
One of Bill's many stories available—refresh the page to see another. Visit Bill's YouTube Channel to see them all or subscribe below.
Some performance highlights include:
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The New York Philharmonic
- Commissioned by the orchestra as librettist and narrator on a new work The Roaring Mountain with composer Jon Deak for the Young Peoples Concert, World Premier, Avery Fisher Hall, NYC, April 2005.
- Instrument Village pieces created and performed with Jon Deak and Very Young Composers for Series of KIDZONE LIVE! 2005 – 2012.
- New York Philharmonic - Young People Concerts
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The Easter Egg Roll at the White House
- Washington, DC
- Featured Storyteller – 1998, 1999, 2000.
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The Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum
- Houston, TX
- Commissioned to create and perform a program of Greek and Cypriot Tales, June 2009.
- Menil.org - Byzantine Fresco
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The Clearwater Festival
- Pete Seeger’s Hudson River Fest
- Featured storyteller, June 2007.
- Clearwater Festival
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The Tribeca Film Festival Family Day
- Tribeca, NYC
- Storytelling consultant, host and performer, 2002 – 2011
- Tribecca Film Festival
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The Gerald Ford Amphitheatre
- Vail, Colorado
- Family Concert
- www.vvf.org
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Steinway Hall
- New York City
- An Evening of Music with Stories with Carter Brey, Jon Deak & George Wurzbach, 2007.
- www.steinwayhall.com
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The American Museum of Natural History
- New York City
- Featured storyteller for Family Night
- Featured family storyteller for evening honoring major contributors to museum
- www.amnh.org
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The Museum of American Folk Art
- New York City
- Series of storytelling programs created to accompany specific exhibitions.
- folkartmuseum.org
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Scholastic’s 75th Birthday
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Family Heritage Storytelling Project
- At PS 150 Tribeca, NYC
- Funded by Parents As Partners Grant
- Worked with families on their own heritage stories.
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New York Historical Society
- A special program inspired by specific works in the collection
- New York Historical Society
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The Bronx Zoo
- A series of performances specifically tied to themes of exhibitions.
- Bronx Zoo
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Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling
- Created and curated by Diana Wolkstein
- Stories at the statue in Central Park 2005 - 2011
- Scandinavia House
- Scandinavia House – Programs of Scandinavian Tales, 2006 – 2011.
- Scandinavia House
