Timothy Mahr

Timothy Mahr (born March 20, 1956, in Reedsburg, Wisconsin), is a professor of music at St. Olaf College, an American composer and conductor. He is married to Jill Mahr, music performer and educator, and they have two daughters, Jenna and Hannah.

Education

He earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Theory and Composition in 1977 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education in 1978, both from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. In 1983 he completed a Master's degree at the University of Iowa in Trombone Performance. He completed his doctorate Musical Arts in Instrumental Conducting in 1995, also from the University of Iowa. Currently, he is a professor of music at St. Olaf College and conductor of the St. Olaf Band. Mahr teaches courses in composition, music education, and conducting.

Professional work

He is Past President of the North Central Division of the College Band Directors National Association (1999-2001) and has served on the board of directors of the National Band Association and the Minnesota Band Directors Association. Mahr remains active as a guest conductor and clinician, in demand as a guest composer/conductor on over 35 college and university campuses.

Mahr's compositions have been performed by ensembles worldwide, and many have been published. The first recipient of a commission from the American Bandmasters Association Commissioning Project, Mahr continues to be commissioned by universities, colleges, high schools, state band associations and community groups nationally. Notable commissions include works for the Music Educators National Conference, the Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma National Intercollegiate Band, the 50th anniversary of the American School Band Directors Association and the United States Air Force Band. He received the 1991 ABA/Ostwald Award for his work "The Soaring Hawk." Mahr was elected to membership in the American Bandmasters Associations in 1993.

Accomplishments

Mahr is perhaps best known for his compositions for concert band, including the highly descriptive tone poem "The Soaring Hawk" (1990), and "Endurance" (1991) (commissioned by the American Bandmasters Association Commissioning Project). His compositions are often performed by high school and university symphony bands and wind ensembles, but professional groups, such as the Minnesota Symphonic Winds also perform his work.

References

*St. Olaf Band, the conductor. 2006. Updated n.d. January 11, 2007.

External links

* [http://www.stolaf.edu St. Olaf College]
* [http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/music/stolaf_band/ St. Olaf Band]
* [http://www.mswinds.org/ Minnesota Symphonic Winds]
* [http://www.stolaf.edu/offices/communications/magazine/2007winter/Portrait-Mahr.pdf "A Musical Mind" (St. Olaf Magazine, January 2007)]