Dr. Elizabeth A. Knox
Adjunct Professor
elizabeth.knox@kwc.edu
Education
Ph.D., Music Composition – Louisiana State University
M.M., Instrumental Conducting and Music Composition – Butler University
B.Mus. Performance (Tuba); Concentration in Composition – University of Indianapolis
Biography
Elizabeth A. Knox (b. 1976) is an American composer, conductor, and music educator. As a composer, her works exhibit a variety of styles using standard and graphic notation, as well as works for live laptop and fixed media. Her music has been performed in the U.S. and Greece by renowned musicians such as Dr. Athanasios Zervas (Associate Professor of Music Theory & Creation at the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki Greece), Maria Asteriadou (Manhattan School of Music), Froso Ktistaki (pianist and lecturer), and Amalia Sagona (pianist and educator). Her piece “Sax Simile” for alto saxophone and piano was scheduled to be performed at Carnegie Hall in 2020, but was canceled due to covid restrictions.
Her electronic music has been featured at festivals such as the Electric LaTex Music Conference at Tulane University in New Orleans, National Student Electronic Music Event (N_SEME) on the campus of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and Cinema for the Ears at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
She has served as a guest conductor for a variety of ensembles such as the Louisiana Sinfonietta. She served as a graduate conducting student and guest conductor for the Butler University Wind Ensemble from 2014-2016 while also conducting several new works on various concerts with the Butler University – Jordan College of Arts Composers Orchestra. Knox was a co-founding member and artistic director of the Boone County Youth Orchestra from 2009-2017, and an assistant conductor for the Boone County Community Band.
As an educator, Knox has taught a variety of academic courses including aural skills, music theory, orchestration, and applied composition lessons. She has served as a private music instructor for 25 years, providing lessons in piano, low brass, voice, violin and guitar. She has also maintained appointments as a church music director since 2013.
She credits a world-class education in composition provided to her by Drs. John Berners (University of Indianapolis), Frank Felice (Butler University), Michael Schelle (Butler University), and Dinos Constantinides (Louisiana State University, decd.), and in conducting, Dr. James Spinazzola (Cornell University), and Col. Michael J. Colburn (Butler University, 27th Director of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, retd.)
Knox holds a PhD in music composition with a secondary focus in electronic music and digital media from Louisiana State University, a Master’s degree (double major) in instrumental conducting and composition from Butler University in Indianapolis, and a Bachelor of Music (performance) with a concentration in composition from the University of Indianapolis.
Dr. Knox teaches a variety of courses for the KWC music department including music theory, orchestration, and instrumental music literature.