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Master Sergeant William Timmons

Master Sgt. William Timmons is a trombonist with the Ceremonial Brass, The United States Air Force Band, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. A native of Sumter, South Carolina, his Air Force career began in 2011.                                              

Timmons received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of South Carolina in 2007, and in 2009 he was awarded a Master of Music degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. His teachers include Brad Edwards, Tim Anderson, Jim Markey and Joe Alessi.

Before joining the Air Force, Timmons served two seasons as co-principal trombonist of the New World Symphony Orchestra in Miami Beach, Florida.