Willis Charles Patterson (born November 27, 1930) is an American bass-baritone, editor, music arranger, and professor emeritus/longtime Associate Dean of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.
A Fulbright Scholar and the winner of the Marian Anderson Award, he has performed in opera houses and concert halls internationally.
[1] In 1977, he edited what The New York Times described as a "groundbreaking anthology of black art songs.
"[2] Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Patterson was the son of Ed Curtis.
[1] From 1969 until 1975, he was the music director of the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club.