SIUE Distinguished Research Professor Kimberly Archer Featured on St. Louis Public Radio for Fanfare
October 11, 2023, 2:25 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Kimberly Archer, DMA, professor of music and Distinguished Research Professor, was featured on St. Louis Public Radio as one of five composers commissioned for the 60th anniversary celebration of University of Missouri-St. Louis campus. Her fanfare titled “Castle Hill” was inspired by a trip to Scotland. Archer is the first woman faculty member to receive SIUE’s highest academic rank of Distinguished Research Professor in the fine and performing arts. She is also the first woman to be commissioned by the “President’s Own” United States Marine Corp Band to write a composition (“Fanfare Politeia”) for a U.S. Presidential Inauguration, performed at the 59th Presidential Inauguration in Jan. 2021.
Photo: SIUE Distinguished Research Professor Kimberly Archer, DMA.
