Background
Shires, Brent Alan was born on March 26, 1968 in Santa Rosa, California, United States. Son of Garald R. and Karen M. Shires.
Shires, Brent Alan was born on March 26, 1968 in Santa Rosa, California, United States. Son of Garald R. and Karen M. Shires.
Bachelor of Music in Music Education, State University of New York, Potsdam, 1990. Master of Music in Horn Performance and Pedagogy, Northern Illinois University, 1992. Postgraduate, University Illinois, since 1994.
Music teacher grades K-8 Illinois public schools, Creston and Steward, 1992—1993. Adjunct assistant professor music Millikin University, Decatur, 1993—1995. Visiting instructor horn/band Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1996.
Assistant professor music Silver Lake College, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 1996—1999. Lecturer horn University Central Arkansas, Conway, since 1999. Third horn Peoria (Illinois) Symphony Orchestra, 1991—1994.
From third horn to principal horn Champaign-Urbana (Illinois) Symphony, 1994—1996. Principal horn Green Bay (Wisconsin) Symphony Orchestra, 1996—2000. Third horn Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Little Rock, since 2000.
Artist/clinician C.G. Conn Inc., South Bend, Indiana, since 1995. Judge International Horn Competition of America, since 2003. Regional workshop coordinator, Arkansas representative International Horn Society, Juneau, Alaska, since 2001.
Hornist Pinnacle Brass, since 2001. Horn instructor Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Twin Lake, Michigan, since 2001, New England Music Camp, Sidney, Maine, 2000, Dixie Band Camp, Conway, Arkansas, since 1999. Contributing artist International Horn Symposia, since 2001.
At-large board member Association Wisconsin Symphony Orchestras, 1997—1999. Church planter, music director Harbor Community Church, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 1996—1999. Member steering committee Evangelical Child and Family Agency, Green Bay, 1997—1999.
Member of Arkansas Horn Club (founder, coordinator, director since 2000), Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (life. President Theta Iota chapter 1988-1989, governor province 4 since 2002).
Married Terrie Ann Barnes, June 6, 1992. Children: Rebecca Joy, Rachel Hope.