Dr. Tony Mowrer joined the faculty at California State University, Fresno in 2007
as the choral music education specialist. Dr. Mowrer received his baccalaureate degree
in music from Lubbock Christian University in Texas, his Master’s in music history
from West Chester University, in Pennsylvania, and his doctorate in music education
from Temple University, also in Pennsylvania. His career has spanned 40 years at
the high school and college levels with his high school choirs routinely receiving
Excellent and Superior ratings in regional festivals and several of his students selected
to participate in division and national ACDA Honor Choirs.
At Fresno State Dr. Mowrer has filled a variety of roles in addition to coordinating
the Music Education program and teaching classes in that program. Additional courses
he has taught include courses in Music Theory, Ear Training, Choral Conducting, and
Music History. He has conducted the Men’s and Women’s Choirs as well as the University’s
Chamber Singers. In addition to his teaching duties, Dr. Mowrer served as Music Department Chair from
August 2012-August 2016.
Dr. Mowrer’s research interests include improvement of ensemble tuning, integration
of music into general education, and advocacy. His research into these subjects has
been published in The Choral Journal, California English, and the CMEA Magazine. He
is active as a clinician and adjudicator and serves on the Board of Institutional
Reviewers for the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. He has served as
an examiner for the International Baccalaureate Organization.
Dr. Mowrer is a member of the ACDA and NAfME and is currently the Secretary for the
CMEA Central Section. He is a member of the Fresno Community Chorus, singing with
that organization’s Master Chorale and Coro Piccolo. He is the tenor section leader
and member of the Board of the Fresno Community Chorus.
