Robert Tucker
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Robert Lee Tucker is Dean of Music, Fine Arts, and Extended Education at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas. The former director of bands at Howard Payne, he also teaches composition, French horn, score reading, and online music appreciation. He earned his Ph.D. in Fine Arts in 2001 from Texas Tech University, his Master of Music in Instrumental Conducting and Horn Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 1985, and his undergraduate degree in music from Hardin-Simmons University in 1983.
He plays professional French horn and piano with symphonies and jazz ensembles in the West Texas area. He is an active adjudicator and clinician through the State of Texas as well as other states. His compositions for band have been published by RBC Music and Avalon Press.
[edit] Affiliations
His professional affiliations include the following: Kappa Kappa Psi, Phi Beta Mu, Tau Beta Sigma, Texas Bandmaster Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Bangs ISD Board of Trustees, Music Education National Conference, International Horn Society, College Band Directors National Association, and College Music Society.
[edit] Conducting and Professional Engagements
He has conducted 32 Region Bands throughout Texas. He was Baptist All-State Conductor in 1998, 2001, and 2004, and 2006, and has conducted the Abilene All-City band and orchestra three times. He has led more than 80 Marching and Concert clinics in Texas and Louisiana. He conducted the Oakland Ballet Company, and has been co-director of Howard Payne Marching Band Leadership Camp. He was clinician at the 2001 College Band Directors National Association in Denton, Texas. He directed the Sweepstakes Bands while at Stanton High School, and the band was the winner of State Wind Ensemble Contest in 1993. He was choir Director at Union Presbyterian Church 1995-2000. He was four times runner-up top outstanding faculty member at Howard Payne University. He was named faculty Member of the Year at Howard Payne for 2000-2001.
He has played professional Horn with Abilene Philharmonic, San Angelo Symphony, Midland-Odessa Symphony, Big Spring Symphony, Lake Charles Symphony, Rapides Symphony, Lafayette Symphony, Dayton Philharmonic, Richmond Symphony, Cincinnati Chamber Symphony, Kings Brass Quintet, Zephyr Winds, and Midland-Odessa Wind Quintet. He has also played Jazz piano with local bands including Howard Payne Jazz Band, and instituted the Young Person's Guide to the Band series which had more than 1000 children in attendance from 2003 to 2006.
[edit] Compositions
He is a commposer of several band fanfares, choral works, and full length band pieces. He has been commissioned to compose a song cycle, instrumental trio, choral pieces and band works. Some of his published and unpublished works include, for concert band, The Call of Significance, Lifeforce Overture, The Wildcat March, Cenotaphography, The Journey, Visions, and Introduction and Allegro.
His choral works include Silent Night, When I was One and Twenty, Deceit and Preservation, Love Never Fails, Celebration and Anticipation, and Blessed are They.
His chamber and miscellaneous works include America Variations—Brass Quintet, Retroiron—Tuba/Euphonium Duet, Hectissimo—Trombone Trio, 5 Songs of E.E. Cummings—song cycle for Soprano, 7 Children's songs—song cycle for Tenor, Softly Falls—song cycle for Tenor, cello, and piano, In Pursuit of…-Trio for Euphonium, Flute, and piano, and Two Horn Quartets.
His marching shows for which he wrote the music include Dublin High School, Irion County High School—State award winning band-2001, Coahoma High School, Iraan High School, Reagan County High School—original music, Wall High School, Coleman High School, Winters High School, Robert Lee High School, Early High School, and Linden-Kildare High School
He was the sight-reading composer for the University Interscholastic League in 2004 and 2005.
