Assistant Professor
Director of Bands
MA Wind Band Conducting Program
Music Education
Contact Information
Cogswell Hall 210
Timothy.Paul@iup.edu
724-357-4403
Courses
University Wind Ensemble
Applied Conducting
Instrumental Conducting
Fundamentals of Conducting
Instrumental Methods
Degrees
DMA, University of Colorado
MM, Florida State University
BM, Lenoir-Rhyne College
Biography
Timothy A. Paul holds the DMA in
wind band conducting and literature from the University of Colorado and the
MM in music education from Florida State University. He also attended the North Carolina
School of the Arts as a post-baccalaureate student, where he studied horn performance
and conducting.
Ensembles under professor Paul's direction
have performed at the Northwest NAfME Biennial Conference, the Mid-West
International Band and Orchestra Clinic, the Southern Division CBDNA/NBA
Conference, the NAfME Southern Division Conference, the Oregon Music Education
Association Conference, the Tri-State Band Festival, the Atlanta International
Band and Orchestra Clinic, and the All-South Music Institute. Selected
honors and awards include the Phi Beta Mu Florida Chapter’s Distinguished
Director Award, John Philip Sousa Foundation’s Sudler Flag of Honor, and national
winner of the UMI/ASBDA Distinguished Young Band Director’s Award.
In 2014, professor Paul founded the International Fellowship of
Conductors, Composers, and Collaborators (IFC3), an innovative, new venue created
to celebrate wind music. Through a
variety of artistic experiences—including a conducting workshop, public performances,
a composers’ symposium, professional recording opportunities, and a lecture
series—IFC3 aims to support and enhance the collaboration between three key
contributors to the development and advancement of wind band literature–wind
conductors, composers, and performers. In June 2015, IFC3 released its first CD, Launch! Beginning in summer 2016, professor Paul, who
serves as IFC3 artistic director and conductor, will host IFC3 at IUP.
Professor Paul maintains an active
schedule as a guest conductor and clinician, conducting a myriad of high school
honor bands and collegiate ensembles throughout the United States and
internationally. His commitment to new
music has resulted in commissions from leading American composers, including
Libby Larsen, Carter Pann, and Dan Welcher. In addition, he has published several articles
in the Journal of Band Research and
is co-author of Winds and Hymns: Resource
Guide to Hymns, Chorales, and Spirituals in Select Wind Band Literature,
published by Meredith Music.
Professor Paul is immediate past president of the College Band Directors National
Association Northwest Division. Additional professional affiliations include the
World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, National Band Association,
Phi Beta Mu, the National Association for Music Education, and the Pennsylvania
Music Educators Association.