Bill actively performs for a variety of private events throughout the US and abroad. Below is a small sampling of past clients and venues:

CLIENT SAMPLING:		SAMPLE VENUES:
International Bar Association		Mayflower DC
Raging Wire		Renaissance DC
ACT		DAR Constitution Hall
TD Ameritrade		Newseum
Lincoln Financial		National Air and Space Museum (DC and VA)
Hilton Hotels and Resorts		PA Academy of Fine Arts
Deloitte		Erie Jazz and Blues Festival, Erie, PA
Microsoft		Central PA Arts Festival
Sega		U.S. Institute of Peace
Creditxpert, Inc.		Mount Vernon
Valvoline		National Museum of Natural History
Snap-On Tools		National Gallery of Art
Univeristy of Maryland		American Visionary Art Museum
Baltimore County Community Colleges		Glenview Mansion, Rockville, Maryland
City of Rockville Maryland		Gaylord National Resort
German Cancer Society		101 Constitution (DC)
Canam Steel		Mandarin Oriental
Capital Services, Inc.		Hay Adams
Cigna		Italy (various)
Line One Productions		Dominican Republic (various)
AdCo		National Archives

Over 1000 performances

"I was absolutely floored by what he [Burke] was doing — which was playing an 8-string guitar, often tap-style, producing airy, ethereal melodic lines which evoke both eastern and western themes in an oft-trancelike collision. Do not miss this performance. Period." --The Erie Reader

"Burke’s seemingly minimalist leanings — arpeggiated chords that radiated from his instrument, sometimes over a looping rhythmic motif — had an urban sophistication that blended in with this space. ...the audience was coolly patient savoring Burke’s currents of music that gently played over the skin. " - Cross Currents, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Vehicle of expression is the 8-string guitar    

“Bill Burke plays the guitar like most people play the piano…the notes ripple from his instrument in a harp-like manner, yet the unmistakable guitar sound is still present.” -Frederick News-Post

“…a wildly gifted musician, Bill Burke plays the Warr Guitar, an eight stringed instrument which allows him to play multiple parts at the same time. That requires discipline not to mention dexterity, but he pulls it off gracefully on “Where’d Our Ball Go?” now in it’s second printing.” - Erie Times News.

 

In addition to his solo work, Bill leads several ensembles and groups. The Bill Burke Ensemble is currently available for a wide range of events.

"On their last trip through Cleveland, Bill Burke and the Tertium Quid Percussion Ensemble blew the roof off The Winchester Tavern and Music Hall with their intoxicating rhythms and hypnotizing melodies. They brought energy and life to the dark hall as they filled the night with their sound, encouraging those in attendance to feel the music in their bodies and souls. On a Friday night in mid-May, they left nothing to crave from the moment they stepped on stage, diving straight into the music...." - Cleveland Concerts Examiner

"Together, the Bill Burke Trio lifts off like a jet for exciting, rhythmic instrumental jams and journeys..." - Erie Times-News

“The partnership of Bill Burke and the Tertium Quid Percussion Ensemble brings four musicians to the stage that create an intricate, inviting and addictive sound that takes the audience on a rhythmic journey into worlds unknown. ...The crowd could not help but be drawn into the energy on stage whether they had come knowingly to witness this spectacular performance... "- Cleveland Concerts Examiner

 

Composed and produced five recordings and numerous broadcast works for TV, film and radio (see SERVICES for client list)

“Bill has the ability to create compositions which transfix the listener…” - Erie Times-News

"Bill Burke from Maryland has a flair for melody and composition as well as improvisation..." - www.progressiveears.com

"Several songs on the album “One” flat-out smoke like three-alarm fires, while others are more laid back...jazzy, dreamy, ethereal." - Erie Times-News

Bill’s music can be heard nationally and internationally on stations as diverse as NPR (NYC and Echoes), Australia’s FretNet, Siberia’s Penguin Radio, The Netherlands’ Radio Xymphonia, WKMHD (Portland, OR) and numerous others.

 

Bill often freelances as a performer and arranger.

 

In addition to music, Bill enjoys Ancient Greek and Medieval Philosophies and spending time with his family and dog(s).

Bill's beloved boys, present and past.