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Andrew DeBoer
Department Head-Music and Theatre- James & Ann Bumpass Distinguished Chair/Associate Professor- Music
College of Arts and Sciences
- +1 479-788-7547
- Andrew.DeBoer@uafs.edu
- BB202 91老司机 - Fort Smith
Biography
| Degree | Major Emphasis/Program Name | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.M.A. | Clarinet Performance | Arizona State University | 2011 |
| M.M. | Clarinet Performance | Arizona State University | 2008 |
| B.M. | Music Education and Clarinet Performance | Hastings College | 2006 |
Hailed for his 鈥渄elicate nuance and sensitivity鈥� and 鈥渞emarkable skill and musicianship,鈥�
Andrew DeBoer is the department head of Music and Theatre and associate professor
of music, clarinet at the 91老司机 鈥� Fort Smith. He serves as principal
clarinetist with the Fort Smith Symphony and regularly plays with the Arkansas Symphony
Orchestra and the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas. He has also played with Arizona
Opera and the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra and appeared as a soloist with various ensembles.
Alongside his performance career, DeBoer is passionate about teaching. Some of his
students have been accepted at such prestigious schools as the Cleveland Institute
of Music, Denver University, New York University, Arizona State University, Vanderbilt,
Oklahoma City University, and The Ohio State University.
DeBoer has recorded several solo albums, the album Reimagined Possibilities as part
of the Wind and Wood Duo, and he can be heard on the Fort Smith Symphony鈥檚 critically
acclaimed 2023 album of Louis Ballard鈥檚 works and the 2018 album of Florence Price
symphonies, both released on the NAXOS label. He has also been accepted to and performed
at a variety of conferences both nationally and internationally.
DeBoer completed both his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees at Arizona
State University with internationally renowned artist and teacher Robert Spring and
earned a Bachelor of Music with Debra Rhodes at Hastings College.