Kimberly K. Archer

Kimberly K. Archer
1316 Grand Ave / Edwardsville, IL 62025
(618) 656-4776 (H) / (618) 792-3590 (C)
KimArcherMusic@gmail.com
kimberlyarcher.com
EDUCATION
Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition, Summa Cum Laude (2003)
The University of Texas at Austin
Master of Music in Composition, Summa Cum Laude (2000)
Syracuse University
Bachelor of Music Education – Instrumental, Magna Cum Laude (1996)
The Florida State University
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2005 to present)
Associate Professor of Music, tenured 2011
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Courses for majors: Music Theory, Aural Skills, Analysis, Counterpoint, Arranging,
computer-based music notation, 20th century repertoire, Introduction to Composition,
Theory/Composition Seminar, private applied composition
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Courses for non-majors: “Music: Art and Science” (interdisciplinary course with the
Physics Department) and “Songwriting for Anyone” (online and on-campus formats)
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Innovation: designed a new composition degree program emphasizing practical skills
such as conducting, instrumental methods, arranging, and jazz keyboard harmony
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Student Accomplishments: alumni accepted to graduate study in composition at UMKC,
Michigan State University, Bowling Green State University, Indiana University, Butler
University, University of Oklahoma, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Recruiting: Chair of the department’s Publicity & Recruiting Committee; maintained a
vibrant studio of student composers
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Leadership: Assistant Department Chair; Theory/Composition/History Coordinator
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Service: significantly participated in rewriting College operating papers; chaired the
committee to rewrite Department operating papers; composed the SIUE Fight Song;
arranger for the Basketball Pep Band; Society of Composers advisor; appx. 3 department
committees per year; two search committees; university-wide Meridian Scholarship
selection committee (full academic scholarship to 20 incoming students out of 300
applications); university-wide Teaching Excellence Award selection committee
Kimberly K. Archer, pg. 2
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (cont.)
Western Carolina University – Cullowhee, NC (2004-2005)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Theory (1 year position)
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Music Theory, Aural Skills, orchestration, music theory pedagogy, music appreciation
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Music Theory Coordinator
Bowling Green State University – Bowling Green, OH (2003-2004)
Instructor (sabbatical replacement)
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Music Theory, Aural Skills, orchestration, choral arranging, band arranging
PUBLICATIONS
C. Alan Publications – Greensboro, NC (c-alanpublications.com)
Advanced Wind Ensemble
Concerto for Piano and Wind Ensemble
Concerto for Tuba and Wind Ensemble
Eternal Fanfare
Fanfare Aureus
for those taken too soon ... Symphony no. 1
Humoresque
Symphony no. 2
Westward Sentinel (euphonium concerto)
Young Band
Awakenings
Ballad for Aisha
The Devil’s Workshop
Fanfare, Lament, and Finale
The Hour of Wolves
Hymn to the Dawn
In the Gathering Dark
Jig
Kings of Old
Odyssey
Panopticon
SATB
For I Believe
Percussion Ensemble
Fracture
Solos and Chamber Ensembles
Bolero (tuba/euphonium ensemble)
Fiddlydee (euphonium and piano)
Multiple Personalities (tuba and piano)
String Quartet no. 1
Trombone Sonata (trombone and piano)
Kimberly K. Archer, pg. 3
PUBLICATIONS (cont.)
Book Chapter
GIA Publications: Composers on Composing for Band, Vol. 4, Chapter 1 (2008)
Citation
GIA Publications: Teaching Music Through Performance in Band: Solos with Wind Band
Accompaniment edited by Richard Miles (2011)
Concerto for Piano and Wind Ensemble
Manhattan Beach Music: Best New Music for Young Bands by Tom Dvorak (2005)
Awakenings
Recordings
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Florida State University Marching Chiefs (1994 to 2013)
various arrangements for marching band – Mark Records
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: Wind Adventures (2011)
Concerto for Piano and Wind Ensemble – Mark Records, 8984-MCD
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Illinois State University: A Carl Sandburg Reader (2009)
Symphony no. 3 – Albany Records, Troy 1152
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: On Fire! (2009)
Symphony no. 2 – Mark Records, 6669-MCD
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United States Air Force Band of Mid-America: Auroral Skies (2009)
Westward Sentinel – Altissimo Recordings
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: Geometric Dances (2006)
for those taken too soon .... Symphony no. 1 – Mark Records, 7643-MCD
Self-Publication (kimberlyarcher.com)
Advanced Wind Ensemble
Moorscape
Scotia: Suite for Band
Symphony no. 3
Variations for Tally
Young Band
Beacon
Tides
High Voice and Orchestral Winds
Songs of Longing and Solitude, Books 1 & 2
SATB
Death is Nothing at All
Five Baudelaire Settings
Chamber Ensemble
Outbreak (brass ensemble)
The Piney Woods of St. Tammany Parish (flute ensemble)
Kimberly K. Archer, pg. 4
SELECTED COMMISSIONS
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Flute Ensemble (2015)
World premiere to be given at the National Flute Association Convention – Washington D.C.
Chatterboxes
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Percussion Ensemble (2015)
World premiere to be given at the PASIC National Convention – Indianapolis, IN
Cacophony of the Gods
Consortium of High Schools led by Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School (2015)
Sun Prairie, WI
Tides (symphonic band)
North Meridian Brass Ensemble at Butler University, IN (2015)
World Premiere to be given in April 2015
Outbreak
Consortium of High Schools & Universities led by Central High School – La Crosse, WI
Beacon (symphonic band) 2013
Moorscape (symphonic band) 2008
Symphony no. 3 (wind ensemble) 2007
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Flute Ensemble (2013)
World premiere given at the National Flute Association Convention – New Orleans, LA
The Piney Woods of St. Tammany Parish
Florida State University Summer Music Camps (2011)
World premiere to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the program
Fanfare Aureus (wind ensemble)
Consortium of Universities led by Illinois State University (2010)
Concerto for Tuba and Wind Ensemble
Consortium of Universities led by The University of Wisconsin – La Crosse (2009)
Fracture (percussion ensemble)
Consortium of Universities led by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2009)
Concerto for Piano and Wind Ensemble
The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America (2006)
World premiere given at the Oklahoma Music Educators Convention – Tulsa, OK
Westward Sentinel (euphonium concerto with wind ensemble)
International Women’s Brass Conference (2006)
World premiere given at the 2006 International Convention – Normal, IL
Fiddlydee (euphonium and piano)
Kimberly K. Archer, pg. 5
SELECTED PERFORMANCES
National Flute Association Convention – New Orleans, LA (2013)
World Premiere: The Piney Woods of St. Tammany Parish
Best of the West Music Festival – Grand Junction, CO (2011)
World Premiere: The Caledonian Forest (wind ensemble)
The Florida State University Summer Music Camps – Tallahassee, FL (2011)
World Premiere: Fanfare Aureus (wind ensemble)
World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles Convention
Chiayi City, Taiwan (2011)
“March” from Symphony no. 2 (wind ensemble)
Wisconsin Music Educators Association State Convention – Madison, WI (2010)
Fracture (percussion ensemble)
National Band Association – Wisconsin, State Convention – Wisconsin Rapids, WI (2009)
Moorscape, Hymn to the Dawn, In the Gathering Dark, Hour of Wolves, Awakenings
(symphonic band)
Nebraska State Bandmasters Association Convention – Lincoln, NE (2009)
Wisconsin Music Educators Association State Convention – Madison, WI (2008)
Symphony no. 3 (wind ensemble)
International Tuba/Euphonium Convention – Cincinnati, OH (2008)
World premiere: Pairanoid
Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic – Chicago, IL (2007)
Awakenings (symphonic band)
Oklahoma Music Educators Association State Convention – Tulsa, OK (2007)
World premiere: Westward Sentinel (wind ensemble)
International Women’s Brass Conference – Bloomington, IL (2006)
World Premiere: Fiddlydee (euphonium and piano)
College Band Directors National Association, Regional Convention – Waco, TX (2006)
March from Symphony no. 2
Kimberly K. Archer, pg. 6
SELECTED RESIDENCIES
Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School – Sun Prairie, WI (2015, 2012)
Lakeland College – Sheboygan, WI (2014)
Central High School – La Crosse, WI (2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007)
Illinois State University – Normal, IL (2011, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2003)
Florida State University – Tallahassee, FL (2011, 2009, 2002)
Kansas State University – Manhattan, KS (2011)
University of Nebraska / Nebraska State Band Association Convention – Lincoln, NE (2009)
International Women’s Brass Conference Convention – Normal, IL (2006)
MAJOR TEACHERS
David Maslanka
David Gillingham
Andrew Waggoner
Donald Grantham
Daniel S. Godfrey
Charles Carter
AWARDS
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP)
ASCAPlus Award for significant contributions to music (2008 to present, annually)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)
College Music Society
American Federation of Musicians, Local #98
Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society
Tau Beta Sigma (honorary, Eta Alpha chapter)
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
Edwardsville Municipal Band (euphonium and staff composer/arranger)
Kimberly K. Archer, pg. 7
REFERENCES
Dr. Darryl Coan
Chair, Music Department
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Department of Music, Box 1771
Edwardsville, IL 62026
(618) 650-2012
dcoan@siue.edu
Dr. Christopher Werner
Assistant Professor / Director of Bands
Lakeland College
PO Box 359
Sheboygan, WI 53082
(920) 565-1000, ext. 2304
wernerc@lakeland.edu
Dr. David Gillingham
Professor of Music Composition
School of Music
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
(989) 774-1961
gilli1dr@mail.cmich.edu
Dr. David Maslanka
Composer
2625 Strand Ave
Missoula, MT 59804
(406) 721-3453
maslanka@davidmaslanka.com
Dr. Marilyn Shrude
Chair, Music Composition and Theory
College of Musical Arts
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403
(419) 372-8508
mshrude@bgnet.bgsu.edu