Brant Adams

composer and arranger of Trumpet Solos for Worship, Vol. 2 with CD Recording and Flute Solos for Worship, Vol. 2 with CD Recording

February 4, 2012

Originally from Gallipolis, Ohio, Brant Adams (b. 1955) holds a bachelor of music degree in piano performance from Capital University (Columbus, Ohio), 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 taught at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, and since 1987 at Oklahoma State University, where he has served as professor and coordinator of the music theory and composition areas, coordinator of music business, academic advisor, and since 2008, as Head of the Department of Music.

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 Exchange produced 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 ten composers from around the US commissioned by the Susan Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, and which has been performed in dozens of cities across the country, including two performances at Carnegie Hall. Recent new works include Heartland Trilogy for orchestra and Sing Oklahoma! for mixed choir with children's chorus and Metropolitan Opera star Leona Mitchell; both works were commissioned for the Oklahoma centennial celebration in 2007.

His compositions, arrangements, and orchestrations have been performed and recorded around the world by orchestras and choral ensembles in England, Japan, Mexico, Canada, Argentina, the former Czech Republic, the Middle East, and across the United States. His choral compositions are published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing, and Mark Foster Music (Shawnee Press). He is widely known for his orchestrations and instrumental arrangements of sacred music which are published by the Lorenz Corporation, Shawnee Press, Alfred Music, and Southern Music. Performances of his music at regional and national meetings of professional music organizations include the Society of Composers, Inc., Music Teachers National Convention, American Choral Directors Association, College Band Directors National Association, and the National Flute Association.

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.

Trumpet Solos for Worship, Vol. 2 has eight hymn arrangements for solo trumpet and piano for advanced players intended for use in church services, as well as festivals, competitions and recitals.

Flute Solos for Worship, Vol. 2 has eight hymn arrangements for flute and piano intended for the advanced level performer, available in music stores throughout the US and on the publishers website www.lorenz.com.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2012-honorees/brant-adams

Last Updated: 13 March 2023