May 5th: Keynote at Philly Gathering Bill will be the Keynote Speaker and lead a series of workshops and services at the You Must Be as a Child conference presented by the Episcopal Diocese of PA. The gathering will be held at the Church of the Good Samaritan in Paoli, PA on Saturday May 5 from 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM. A workshop for clergy, laity, youth and children of all ages.

April 28: Tribeca Film Festival Family Day A Saturday Street Fair with loads to do for the whole family. Bill will be hosting the Duane Street Stage. At 3:30 percussionist Justin Hines will join Bill for a set of stories. Bill has been part of the Family Day since the first 11 years ago. This should be another great one. Tribeca, New York City. Tribeca Film Fest.

April 21: Seminar in Los Angeles. Bill will lead a full day seminar entitled "Building a Spiritual Center: One Story at a Time" for the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education (CSEE) on Saturday April 21 at the Marymount School in Los Angeles. The program is designed for those who work with lower school students incorporating storytelling, art-making and music.

April 14th: Instrument Village at Kidzone, Avery Fisher Hall. The Very Young Composers in Instrument Village: Brahms - Rhythms Running Rampant in the Village! Join Very Young Composers' founder Jon Deak and master storyteller Bill Gordh and hear new music composed by The Bridge Composers Alexandra Espinoza, Nathaniel Gobern, Maddie Lorenzen, Jake O'Brien and Sonya Turchin with Teaching Artist/Composer /Mentors David "Doc" Wallace and Daniel Felsenfeld. Performed by New York Philharmonic musicians Jon Deak on Bass, Peter Kenote on Viola, Sherry Sylar on Oboe, Elise Shope on Flute and Chihiro Shibayama on Percussion. Saturday at 1:00 - The New York Philharmonic's Young People's Concert.  

April 15: A Family Outing of Hope: Bill will perform a family concert on Sunday, April 15th at 2:00 PM at the Loeb Central Park Boathouse to benefit Village Health Works Burundi, Africa.The event entitled A Family Outing of Hope will feature stories and songs inspired by the group's motto "Where There is Health, There is Hope" and will include stories from Africa and from Bill's new book The Seven Towers: Hope that will be launched at this event. Bill will be accompanied by musicians Deni Bonet on fiddle, accordion and vocals; Karen Diaz on djembe and vocals; and special guest Jon Deak (New York Philharmonic) on bass.

 

June 18 - 20: Copenhaver Institute. Bill will lead a workshop at the 13th annual conference of the Copenhaver Institute at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. The institute runs from June 18 - 20 and is titled "Understanding by Design: Prioritizing and Targeting Actions to Improve Student Learning" and features Grant Wiggins and Kay Brimijoin.