Brant Adams

author of multiple audio recordings

November 4, 2015

Originally from Gallipolis, Ohio, Brant Adams holds a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from Capital University, a Master of Music degree in music theory from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and a Ph.D in theory from The University of Texas at Austin, where he studied composition with Donald Grantham. He has taught at Mercer University in Macon, Ga., and since 1987 at Oklahoma State University, where he serves as professor and coordinator of the theory/composition area, coordinator of music business and academic advisor.

In 1992, Dr. Adams was awarded the Distinguished Composer of the Year Award by the Music Teachers National Association for his Masque and Bacchanalia for woodwind quintet and piano. In 1994, he wrote the incidental music for the off-Broadway play Exchangeproduced at the Soho Repertory Theatre in New York City. In 2000, he arranged and orchestrated Sing for the Cure, a compilation of choral compositions of 10 composers from around the United States commissioned by the Susan Komen Breast Cancer Foundation which has been performed in dozens of cities across the country.

Dr. Adams also works periodically in the recording and publishing industry as a producer, arranger, orchestrator and conductor. At OSU, Dr. Adams has received several awards including two Outstanding Faculty Member awards, the Friends of Music Distinguished Music Professor award and the Wise-Diggs-Berry Award for Teaching Excellence.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2008-honorees/brant-adams

Last Updated: 13 March 2023