Bill Hamm grew up in Southern Ontario, and was known (musically) as a trumpeter. He studied music at University of Winnipeg (B.A.) and at a Mennonite College (B.R.S.), followed by University of Illinois (M.Mus.) where he majored in Choral Conducting. Bill currently lives in the small hamlet of Rosebud, Alberta where he has been Rosebud School of the Arts’ and Rosebud Theatre’s Music Director since 1989. He conducts choirs, teaches voice and speech classes, and has directed the music for many shows including Cotton Patch Gospel, Quilters, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Godspell and Fiddler on the Roof. Bill is the composer and music director of The Canadian Badlands Passion Play and sings with the Canadian Chamber Choir. Bill and his wife Renita have four children and two grandchildren. Bill enjoys running, mountain biking, hockey and home renovations.