Bill Gordh(with Early Stages since 1998) is one of the nation’s foremost storytelling artists and arts educators.  He is known for his highly original story songs, with his own musical accompaniments, based on folktales from around the world.  He was commissioned to create and perform a theater-length story piece for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra for one of their Young Peoples Concert at Lincoln Center. He continues working with composer Jon Deak on story/music piece for children. He has also told stories at many museums including the Museum of American Folk Art, the Natural History Museum, the Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum (Houston, TX); the Tribeca Film Festival, the Clearwater Festival and for three years at the White House Easter Egg Roll.  His recordings include Morning, Noon and Nighttime Tales (American Library Association-Notable Recording, 1997 NAPPA Award, Gold Medal for Spoken Word).  Credits also include the book Stories in Action: Interactive Tales and Learning Activities to Promote Early Literacy, Libraries Unlimited Spring 2006, which features his work with Early Stages. Two of Bill’s early readers published by Random House and Golden Books have sold over 200,000 copies.  Bill is the Director of the Summer Arts Institute at Manhattanville College, teaches a course in Storytelling at the Graduate Program in Library and Information Studies at Queens College, as well as a course incorporating storytelling at General Theological Seminary. He is also on the faculty and creating curriculum for the new Media Arts Laboratory at Jacob Burns Film Center.  He speaks and leads workshops at educational conferences around the country.  Bill has a BA from Duke University and an MFA in Theater from NYU School of the Arts.

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