William James Waterhouse (15 August 1917 – 22 November 2003)[1] was a Canadian violinist and music educator.
At the age of 4, he began studying the violin with his father, John Waterhouse, and music theory with the composer and conductor Bernard Naylor.
While a teenager he entered the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London where he was a pupil of Michael Head and Rowsby Woof.
[2] In 1939 Waterhouse returned to Canada, notably appearing as a soloist with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra during several concerts in the 1939–1940 season.
He concurrently played in the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra from 1975 to 1987 and was also actively performing in duo concerts with the pianist Leonard Isaacs during those years.