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KIMBERLY K. ARCHER (b. 1973)

Kimberly Archer is currently Assistant Professor of Composition at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, after recently serving as Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Theory at Western Carolina University, where she taught music theory, aural skills, orchestration, music appreciation, and music theory pedagogy. Prior to her appointment at WCU, she served as Instructor of Music Theory and Arranging at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. She has also taught band and music theory at the high school level in Florida. Dr. Archer holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Florida State University, a Master of Music in Composition from Syracuse University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition from the University of Texas at Austin. Her teachers include Donald Grantham, Charlie Carter, and Andrew Waggoner. She maintains an active freelance schedule as a composer and arranger, with primary interest in music for wind instruments. Her music has been performed at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic and the CBDNA Southern Regional Convention.

Dr. Archer maintains an active schedule as a composer and arranger. Her music has been performed throughout the United States, including the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic and several regional CBDNA conventions. She has been commissioned by such organizations as the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America, Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma, and the International Women's Brass Conference.

Website: http://www.KimberlyArcher.com

WORKS

Chamber
Bolero (tuba/euphonium ensemble)
Fiddlydee (solo euphonium/piano)
Multiple Personalities (solo tuba/piano)
String Quartet No. 1 (string quartet)
Trombone Sonata (solo trombone/piano)

Concert Band
Awakenings
Ballad for Aisha New!
Eternal Fanfare
Fanfare, Lament, & Finale
For Those Taken Too Soon ... (Symphony No. 1)
Hour of Wolves, The
Hymn to the Dawn
In the Gathering Dark
Jig
Kings of Old
Odyssey
Panopticon
Symphony No. 2