Condensed Biography of:
William A. McGrath, Jr.
· Drumming since age four Bill McGrath performed in Rochester area Junior Drum & Bugle Corps / Chili Crimson Cadets & Emerald Cadets from 1952-68
· Member of the Percussive Arts Society from 1969 to present
· Instructor of the US Marine Drum & Bugle Corps of Washington DC 1971
· Am. Leg Nat Championship Drum Title 1971 with Yankee Rebels Baltimore Md.
· Am. Leg Nat Championship Drum Title 1972 with Crusaders of Rochester NY
· Red Carpet International Championship Drum Title 1975 with Phoenix Drum Corps of Rochester NY
· Red Carpet International Championship Drum Title 1976 with Phoenix Drum Corps of Rochester NY
· Member of the Company of Fifers and Drummers 1978 to present
· Drum Instructor Intl Corps Assoc (ICA) Championship Empire Statesmen 1984
· Received Bachelor of Science Music Major from SUNY Brockport 1984
· Percussion Caption Chairman of NY Fed of Contest Judges from 1978 to 1991
· Judged NY State Field Band Conference Championships from 1979 to 1991
· Judged Drum Corps Associates from 1978 to 1991
· Member and Percussion Judge of the NY State School Music Assoc since 1983
· Inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame in 1994
· Inducted into the Crusader Hall of Fame in 1997
· Inducted into American Patriots Rudimental Drumming Club Hall of Fame 2008
· Lifetime Member of the New York Federation of Contest Judges