Background
Bottje, Will Gay was born on June 30, 1925 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Son of Clifford and Ann Pratt Bottje.
Bottje, Will Gay was born on June 30, 1925 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Son of Clifford and Ann Pratt Bottje.
Bachelor of Science, Julliard School of Music, 1947. Master of Science, Julliard School of Music, 1948. DMA, University Rochester, 1955.
Music teacher, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1947-1952. Professor music theory University Mississippi, Oxford, 1955-1957. Professor flute and composition Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1957-1981.
Composer Grand Haven, Michigan, since 1981.
Member American Composers Alliance, Society of Composers, Inc.
Married Joyce Olive Thomson, July 24, 1948. Children: Gerrit, Walter, Marian.