Kimberly K. Archer (b. 1973 in Mendota, IL) is currently serving as Professor of Music at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Illinois. She teaches composition, orchestration, analysis, counterpoint, and music theory.

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 David Maslanka, David Gillingham, Andrew Waggoner, Donald Grantham, and Charlie Carter.

A specialist in music for winds and percussion, Dr. Archer has been commissioned by organizations such as “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, the Florida Bandmasters Association, the Florida State University Summer Music Camps, Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma, and consortiums of university and high school ensembles around the country.

Her music has been performed throughout the United States, at events including the 59th Presidential Inauguration, the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) International Convention, and College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) regional conventions.

Dr. Archer is a contributor for Composers on Composing for Band, Volume 4. In addition, her piece for those taken too soon… (Symphony No. 1) is featured in an interview in the February 2004 issue of “The Instrumentalist,” titled “Kimberly Archer Turned Sadness into a Five-Movement Memorial.” She is a regular recipient of the ASCAPlus award.

Website: www.KimberlyArcher.com