COMMISSIONED
BRASS WORKS

IWBC Commissioned Composers


Kimberly K. Archer

Kim Archer is currently serving as Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Theory at WCU, where she teaches 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, and has also taught band and music theory at the high school level in Florida.

Dr. Archer holds a Bachelor of Music Education from The 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 a 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, and is available from C. Alan Publications in Greensboro, NC.




Commissioned composer for:

5th International Women's
Brass Conference
Normal, Illinois
June 2006

Fiddlydee
was premiered by Gail Robertson, euphonium and Alex Thio, piano






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