William Thomas McKinley Music Archive

A prolific and critically-acclaimed American composer and pianist whose music not only recalled influences of Bach, Debussy, and Vaughan-Williams, but also infused jazz and blues styles heard from his youth, William Thomas ("Tom") McKinley created a body of original music that includes over 400 works for symphony orchestra, chamber ensembles, and jazz ensembles. He was the recipient of many awards, with a list of honors that includes a citation from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship, commissions from the Koussevitsky and Fromm Foundations, a Naumberg Prize, many National Endowment for the Arts grants, and a Pulitzer Prize nomination. Learn more at www.wtmckinley.com