Dwight Alexander Peirce Jr.

Music Educator

Dwight Peirce

A Timeline of Professional Milestones 

1947

Born to Dwight Alexander and Helen Frances Peirce in Pennington Gap, Virginia.

1969

Becomes a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

1969

Earns a Bachelor of Music from Cincinnati College Conservatory.

1972

Earns a Master of Music from Cincinnati College Conservatory.

1977

Teaches as an assistant professor at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, until 1981.

1982

Serves as a lecturer in accompaniment at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, until 2015.

1982

Performs as a pianist in the Beaumont Symphony Orchestra until 1990.

1984

Performs as a rehearsal pianist with the Beaumont Civic Opera until 2000.

1988

Performs as a rehearsal pianist and organist with the Beaumont Interfaith Choir and continues to do so.

1996

Receives the Orpheus Award from the Lamar University chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

1998

Performs in “Oh How I Love Dwight Peirce” and does so again in 2000 and 2007.

1998

Receives the Arts Award for Outstanding Achievement from the Southeast Texas Arts Council.

2001

Performs as an organist at Temple Emanuel.

2003

Performs as a piano accompanist for the Brilliaice Concert Series and continues to do so.

2006

Performs as an organist with the Beaumont First UMC Choir Tour in Italy.

2011

Serves as an adjudicator for the Louisiana Music Teachers Associations Toborinsonal/Swawzy Competition.

2015

Teaches as an instructor at Lamar University.

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