Karol Ann Badgett's portfolio contains compositions for solo piano, choir, voice and piano, instrumental works, chamber music, and works for orchestra. Her music has been performed by The University of Texas New Music Ensemble and The University of Texas Women's Chorus. She has received commissions from St. Edward's University Hilltopper Chorale and Zachary Scott Theater's Project Interact. Her Chamber Music for Young Players has been performed by ensembles at the Orpheus Academy of Music in Austin, The Austin Chamber Music Center in Austin, and The Interlochen Academy for the Performing Arts Summer Intensive. These works have also been presented at the MTNA National Convention in 2006.

A recipient of a doctorate in composition from The Butler School of Music at The University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Badgett has studied composition with Donald Grantham, Karl Korte, Joseph Schwantner, Kevin Puts, Russell Riepe, and Gordon Goodwin. She has a Masters of Music in composition from The University of Texas in addition to degrees in Piano Performance from Texas State University and Piano Pedagogy from The University of Texas. She has taught class piano at St. Edward's University and Texas State University and has been Assistant Instructor of theory at The University of Texas. She now has a private studio and teaches piano, composition, and theory and loves bringing her diverse experience to
students of all ages, especially young students learning
about all sorts of new music for the first time.

EDUCATION

DMA, Composition, 2008
The Butler School of Music
The University of Texas at Austin

MM, Piano Performance, 2001
Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas

MM, Composition, 1977
The University of Texas at Austin

BM, Piano Pedagogy, 1972
The University of Texas at Austin

TEACHERS OF NOTE

Composition--Donald Grantham, Russell Pinkston, Kevin
Puts, Russell Riepe, Joseph Schwantner,
Eugene Kurtz, Gordon Goodwin

Orchestration--Kent Kennan, Donald Grantham

Conducting--John Paul Johnson, John Stansbury, Joey
Martin
Piano--Timothy D. Woolsey, Nancy Garrett, Danielle
Martin

Accompanying--David Garvey, Rick Rowley

Improvisation--Gerre Hancock

Organ--M. Timothy Smith

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Vocal Accompanist and Repertoire Coach

Vocal and instrumental recitals, juries, competitions,
musical theater preparation, rehearsal, and perfor-
mance, opera theater workshop preparation; rehearsal
and performance

Former staff accompanist for the Texas
State University Department of Music; St. Edward's
University Hilltopper Chorale, Omni Singers,and Mary
Moody Northen Theater; and, The University of Texas
at Austin Music Department.

Accompanist for ballet and modern dance including staff
accompanist for the Department of Theater and Dance at
The University of Texas at Austin (2002-2007) and
the American Ballet Theater Summer Intensive Workshop
(2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006) Other companies of
note include Ballet Austin, Austin Ballet Theater,
Austin Dance Academy, AustinRepertoryTheater, Joeffrey Ballet Summer Intensive, and Jacov Sharir's Deaf Dance Theater.

Church musician for both Episcopal and
Evangelical Lutheran churches. Presently organist and
Musical Director at St. James Episcopal Church in
Taylor, Texas