Born in 1955, William Kersten lives in Sparks, Nevada and composes music for orchestra, band, voice and chamber groups. His interest in film and the stage has led him to write scores for productions including feature films, television, the Reno Little Theater and Bruka Theater. He studied orchestration and french horn with John Lenz at the University of Nevada, Reno, and has played horn in the Reno Philharmonic, Reno Chamber Orchestra and Nevada Opera orchestra. His major compositions include "Romantic Symphony for Orchestra in Four Movements" and "Earth and Paradise - Song-Cycle for Soprano and Orchestra" based on songs of Christina Rosetti, Anne Bronte and Thomas Beddoes. Recently he has been programming official demos for the Vienna Symphonic Library, including fully realized performances of symphonic masterpieces by Vaughn Williams, Holst, Borodin and others. Compositions include: Sinfonia Fantasia (1972) Fanfare for Brass and Percussion (1972) Apotheosis - Tone Poem for Orchestra (1973) Two Songs Without Words (1973) March No. 1 for Band (1976) Symphony for Band (1978) "Saga" Symphonic Poem (1978) March No. 2 for Band (1978) Adagio Dolore for Piano (1978) "Royal Hunt of the Sun" Incidental Music for Reno Little Theater (1979) "Fragments" for Flute and Harp (1979) March No. 3 for Brass, Percussion and Organ (1979) Heroic Overture (1980) March No. 4 for Brass and Percussion (1980) Symphonic Suite for Orchestra (1981) Earth and Paradise - Song Cycle for Soprano and Orchestra (198-1984) Andante and Allegro for Violin and Piano (1985) "Shiva" for Wind Ensemble (1986) Invocation and Ritual for Orchestra (1986) "Remember Tomorrow" Motion Picture Score (1988) "It" Motion Picture Score (1990) "Aberration" (1992) Motion Picture Score Meditation for Strings (1993) Adagio Dolore for Choir and Orchestra (1994) Symphony No. 1 "Romantic" (1994-97) Fantasia on "Amazing Grace" (2003) Bacchanale for String Quartet (2005) "Prospice" for Tenor and Orchestra (2007) (2007) Incidental Music for Bruka Theater (2007) "Shadows of the Soul" Suite for Choir and Orchestra (2008)