William Behrens
1/4/55 - 4/30/04
Former Low Brass Instructor at Coe College
IN MEMORIAM
Mr. Behrens was tragically killed in an automobile
accident in April 2004. William
Behrens was a member of the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra from September
1980 until his death in 2004. Mr. Behrens also performed with the symphony
brass quintet. He began teaching trombone at Coe College
in 1995. Mr. Behrens played Principal Trombone with the Cedar Rapids
Municipal Band from 1982 until 2004. Behrens was a resident of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa and Low Brass instructor
at Coe College
in addition to maintaining a private Low Brass studio. Mr. Behrens received
his B.A. in Trombone Performance and Music Education from Luther
College, with additional study at
the University of Iowa.
For
the May 2 article from the Cedar Rapids Gazette,
click here(.pdf).
For
the obituary, click
here (.pdf).
For Reverend Hayward's
homily, click here.
For Reverend Hayward's
May 2 sermon, click
here.
Click
here for a picture of Bill Behrens at the
July 11, 2003, wedding of his student Travis Shepard to fellow trombonist Dana
Miller.
