Bio
Sam Merciers is a Lecturer of Music at the University of North Alabama. He is an active composer, performer, and intermedia artist with a diverse artistic background. His recent work focuses on integrating music with film, collaborative efforts in sound design for theatre and documentary film, and interactive sound installations.
His compositions have been enjoyed in venues around the world including the 2004 and 2010 North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conferences, the 2006 World Saxophone Congress in Ljubljana Slovenia, the 2006 John Donald Robb Composers’ Symposium, and the 2013 ClarinetFest in Assisi, Italy. His teachers have included Pete Temko, Mario Abril, Chris Shultis, Mark Sullivan, and Ricardo Lorenz.
Research Interests
- Music composition, music theory, music technology, intermedia art, and interdisciplinary collaborations.
Courses Taught
- MU 690 - Special Topics in Music
- MU 680 - Secondary Area Applied Music
- MU 635 - Care and Repair of Instruments
- MU 490 - Special Topic
- MU 423 - Composition
- MU 372 - Survey of Music Technology
- MU 363 - Form and Analysis
- MU 361 - Orchestration and Arranging
- MU 323 - Composition
- MU 291 - Sight Singing/Ear Training IV
- MU 290 - Sight Singing/Ear Training III
- MU 223 - Composition
- MU 202 - Music Theory IV
- MU 201 - Music Theory III
- MU 191 - Sight Singing/Ear Training II
- MU 190 - Sight Singing & Ear Training I
- MU 123 - Composition
- MU 102 - Music Theory II
- MU 101 - Music Theory I
Education
- Music (MM)
The University of New Mexico - Music: Theory and Composition (BM)
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Selected Intellectual Contributions
- Samuel C. Merciers. 2020. Racecar (contributing artist).
- Samuel C. Merciers. 2019. Is It Me? (contributing artist).