Elizabeth Irene Hames
Elizabeth Hames is a native of Fort Worth, Texas. She earned both her Master of Music and Bachelor of Music in Theory and Composition from Texas Christian University, studying composition with Blaise Ferrandino and Till Meyn. During her time at TCU, Elizabeth was awarded the Presser Scholarship, Senior Scholar in Music, and the Jonathan Durington composition award. She also performed regularly with different university ensembles, including the Concert Chorale, Women’s Chorus, and Harp Ensemble, and she appeared frequently on the Student Composer’s Concerts.
Elizabeth is the music theory instructor and lower division choir director at Travis Academy of Fine Arts, serves as the music ministry coordinator at Grace Community Presbyterian Church, and teaches private lessons in piano, voice, and composition. She also regularly accompanies instrumentalists and singers and plays for special events on the harp and piano.
In addition, Elizabeth is an active composer and has built up a substantial portfolio of original works. She writes for a wide variety of instrumentations and receives frequent performances of her compositions. Her orchestral work, “Winter Solstice,” was read by the TCU Symphony Orchestra in December of 2009. Her major work, “Ecclesiastes,” a cantata for four voices and organ based on text from the book of Ecclesiastes was performed in its entirety in her senior recital in 2010. Some of her notable commissioned works include, “Nocturnal Visions,” which was performed at the Dallas Meyerson Symphony Center by the J. J. Pearce High School All-State Ensemble in 2012 and harp ensemble arrangements of "How Beautiful" and "Worship Medley" written for the 2013 Harp in Worship Conference. To see a partial list of Elizabeth's compositions, visit this page.
Elizabeth is the music theory instructor and lower division choir director at Travis Academy of Fine Arts, serves as the music ministry coordinator at Grace Community Presbyterian Church, and teaches private lessons in piano, voice, and composition. She also regularly accompanies instrumentalists and singers and plays for special events on the harp and piano.
In addition, Elizabeth is an active composer and has built up a substantial portfolio of original works. She writes for a wide variety of instrumentations and receives frequent performances of her compositions. Her orchestral work, “Winter Solstice,” was read by the TCU Symphony Orchestra in December of 2009. Her major work, “Ecclesiastes,” a cantata for four voices and organ based on text from the book of Ecclesiastes was performed in its entirety in her senior recital in 2010. Some of her notable commissioned works include, “Nocturnal Visions,” which was performed at the Dallas Meyerson Symphony Center by the J. J. Pearce High School All-State Ensemble in 2012 and harp ensemble arrangements of "How Beautiful" and "Worship Medley" written for the 2013 Harp in Worship Conference. To see a partial list of Elizabeth's compositions, visit this page.
