Kimberly Archer

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Kimberly K. Archer (born February 1, 1973 in Mendota , Illinois ) is an American composer - especially in the field of brass music - and professor of composition at Southern Illinois University .

Life

Kimberly Archer was born the eldest of three sisters in Mendota, Illinois, but grew up in Naples, Florida after moving soon . Her mother was a secretary, her father a teacher or head of an elementary school . Archer's first career aspiration was to be a writer . It was only when she was taking music lessons in the sixth grade that her interest in music increased and she began to play the trumpet . With this instrument she won several solo and ensemble competitions. She later switched to the euphonium . The summer before she started high school , she attended a composition workshop at Florida State University and then intensified her own composition work. In the three following years she also attended courses at the same university. She also made her first attempts as a conductor of wind bands .

Archer received her Bachelor of Music from Florida State University in 1996 , after which she completed a master's degree in composition at Syracuse University , which she graduated summa cum laude in 2000 . Three years later, she finally did her dissertation in composition at the University of Texas at Austin with Donald Grantham , also summa cum laude. Archer's other teachers included David Maslanka , David Gillingham , Andrew Wagoner, and Charlie Carter . She then taught orchestration and arrangement at Bowling Green State University in Ohio and as a visiting assistant professor at Western Carolina University . In 2005, she arrived as an assistant professor for composition of Edwardsville to the Southern Illinois University , 2011 finally came the permanent position as associate professor and in 2017 was promoted to full professor .

Works (selection)

For wind orchestra:

  • American Labor Songs (2018)
  • Awakenings (2003)
  • Ballad for Aisha (2006)
  • Common Threads (2016)
  • Concerto for Piano and Wind Ensemble (2010)
  • Concerto for Tuba and Wind Ensemble (2011)
  • Emergence (2006)
  • Eternal Fanfare (2004)
  • Fanfare Aureus (2011)
  • Hymn to the Dawn (2003)
  • In the Gathering Dark (2003)
  • Kings of Old (2004)
  • Panopticon (1999)
  • Symphony No. 1 "For Those Taken Too Soon" (2001)
  • Symphony No. 2 (2003)
  • Symphony No. 3 (2008)
  • The Devil's Workshop (2006)
  • The Hour of the Wolves (2004)
  • Westward Sentinel (2006)

For four-part choir:

  • Five Baudelaire Setting (2006)
  • For I Believe (2006)

For ensembles:

  • Bolero for Tuba / Euphonium Ensemble (2004)
  • Fiddlydee (2005)
  • Multiple Personalities for Tuba and Piano (2004)
  • Obsequies (2007)
  • String Quartet No. 1 (1999)
  • Trombone Sonata (2003)

Awards

Archer received the ASCAPlus Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for "significant contributions to music" (2008-2016).

literature

  • Mark Camphouse (arr.): Composers on Composing for Band . Volume 4. Chapter 1: Kimberly Archer . GIA Publications, Chicago 2008, ISBN 9781579997397 , pp. 1–38 (English; limited preview in Google book search).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Wolfgang Suppan , Armin Suppan : Das Blasmusik-Lexikon . 5th edition. HeBu-Musikverlag, Kraichtal 2010, ISBN 978-3-9806925-9-5 , p. 45 .
  2. ↑ Mark Camphouse (arr.): Composers on Composing for Band . Volume 4. Chapter 1: Kimberly Archer . GIA Publications, Chicago 2008, ISBN 9781579997397 , pp. 1–38 (English; limited preview in Google book search).
  3. ↑ a b c Kimberly K. Archer - Curriculum vitæ. (PDF; 216 kB) Accessed April 6, 2018 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Archer, Kimberly
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Archer, Kimberly K. (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 1st February 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Mendota , Illinois , United States