William Renwick completed B. Mus. (1979), and M. Mus. (1982) degrees at the University of British Columbia, following which he took the M. Phil. (1985) and Ph.D. (1987) degrees in Music Theory at the City University of New York, where he specialized in Schenkerian studies under Carl Schachter, Jo...
William Renwick completed B. Mus. (1979), and M. Mus. (1982) degrees at the University of British Columbia, following which he took the M. Phil. (1985) and Ph.D. (1987) degrees in Music Theory at the City University of New York, where he specialized in Schenkerian studies under Carl Schachter, Joel Lester, and Charles Burkhart. His research interests encompass studies in tonal counterpoint and analysis as well as computer applications in music research. His publications include Analyzing Fugue: A Schenkerian Approach (Pendragon, 1995), and The Langloz Manuscript: Improvising Fugue from Thoroughbass (Oxford, 2001), as well as articles in Music Theory Spectrum, Music Analysis, Bach Perspectives, Music Theory Online, Theoria, Computers in Music Research, Canadian University Music Review, Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy, and other journals. He is currently working in association with William Drabkin on a translation of Schenker's analytical work Der Tonwille for Oxford University Press. In 2002 he was a Fellow of the Mannes Institute for Advanced Studies in Music Theory.
William Renwick is also an organist, composer, and choral director. He holds the Associate degree of the American Guild of Organists and the Fellow of the Royal Canadian College of Organists. He has performed concerts and recitals throughout the region. His compositions are published by Canadian Computer Printing. In 1999 he served as co-chair of The Canadian Organ Festival in Hamilton. He is Music Director at Saint John the Evangelist Anglican Church in Hamilton Ontario.