He has most recently been awarded first place in the solo viola category of the inaugural Australia and New Zealand Viola Society Composition Competition. In 2011, William was a national finalist in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s Sinfonietta Project; commissioned to write a work for Soprano & Piano by the Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery Friends Inc., and a work for SAB Choir by the Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium; and was nominated for Encore 2011 for his HSC compositions. Currently, under the tutelage of Colin Spiers (Composition) & Ian Munro (Piano), he is undertaking his Bachelor of Music studies at the Newcastle Conservatorium of Music, where in 2012, he was awarded the Friends of the UoN and a Tertiary Music Scholarships.