Dr. Richard Adams joined the faculty of Texas Woman’s University in 2015. He has performed with the Center Stage Brass, Imperial Brass, Dallas Opera, Dallas Winds, Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Lyric Stage, Richardson Symphony Orchestra, as well as other freelance performances in the Dallas/Fort Worth and Minneapolis/St. Paul metro areas. He has performed as guest artist for the Great Plains Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference, Texas Clarinet Colloquium, IIInternacional de Musica Erudita de Piracicaba, Music from Greer, and Colorado Mahlerfest since 2019. Richard recorded with the University of North Texas Wind Symphony for several volumes of the Teaching Music Through Performance series by GIA Publications. He also recorded for the Standard of Excellence ‘Jazz in Concert’ series published by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company.
As a teacher, Dr. Adams has taught with the Center Stage Brass Summer Camp, Pursuit of Music Chamber Brass Camp, Dallas Trumpet Workshop, Adjunct Trumpet Instructor at Abilene Christian University, McMurry University, as a Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas, and University Prep. Instructor for the International Music Camp. Richard was an International Trumpet Guild Conference Scholarship Winner in 2006. Richard’s former teachers include Keith Johnson, David Baldwin, Gary Bordner, Karen Gustafson, James Klages and Stephen Goforth. He is a member of the Texas Music Educator’s Association, and the International Trumpet Guild.