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No pressure, right? : SIUE s Archer composes music for Inauguration Day
Professor’s ‘Fanfare Politea’ is part of program for Wednesday’s ceremony
Scott Marion, smarion@edwpub.net
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EDWARDSVILLE For Dr. Kimberly K. Archer, it is the honor of a lifetime, musically or otherwise.
Archer, Professor of Music Composition at SIUE, has been selected by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band to compose a fanfare to underscore Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
“It happened in a whirlwind because they called me on Jan. 2 to commission me for this, but I only had seven days to do it,” Archer said. “Major Ryan Nowlin, who is the assistant conductor of the Marine Band, was a graduate student when I was a first-year professor and we’ve known each other for 16 or 17 years. He has been championing my music ever since.
Inauguration features music by SIUE teacher
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to supporters, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. Show MoreShow Less
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EDWARDSVILLE Music composed by Dr. Kimberly K. Archer will be part of Wednesday’s inauguration ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden.
Archer, a professor of Music Composition at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, titled the work “Fanfare Politeia.” Selected to be performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, the work is translated from Plato’s Latin term for “Republic” and celebrates America’s traditions of a free and fair election, and of a peaceful transfer of power.