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 45 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 served as the secretary for the CMEA
Central Section for 15 years. 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.
