Dr. Patricia Card
Contact Information
Dr. Patricia Card
Clarinet
Woodwinds Area Coordinator
Phone: (936) 294-1383
Office: Music 321
E-mail: pcard@shsu.edu
Profile of Dr. Patricia Card
Patricia Pierce Card is the Associate Professor of Clarinet at Sam Houston State University. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Card was the Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Oklahoma City University and the principal clarinet of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra (1997 to 2001). Dr. Card was an active musician and private teacher in her hometown of Richardson, Texas preceding the move to Oklahoma City.
Dr. Card has performed at ClarinetFest in Kansas City (2008) and Washington D. C. (2004). She has been a featured soloist at the Texas Music Educators Association convention in San Antonio and at the Midwest Convention in Chicago and has presented numerous clinics throughout Texas and Oklahoma. She is a member of the SHSU Faculty Wind Quartet, which has performed at the National Flute Association Convention in San Diego, Texas Bandmasters Association convention and the Texas Music Educators Association convention, both in San Antonio. Dr. Card was a finalist in the 1989 International Clarinet Association Competition (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN) and a finalist in the 1991 Young Artist Competition (Midland-Odessa, TX). She was awarded the Outstanding Graduate Student in Instrumental Studies in 1995 from The University of North Texas.
She received the Doctor of Musical Arts in clarinet performance from the University of North Texas. She received the Master of Music from the University of Michigan and her Bachelor of Music from North Texas State University. Major teachers include John Scott, John Mohler and James Gillespie.