March 30, 2022
Butler School alumna Dr. Mallory McHenry, NCTM is joining our faculty as a Lecturer in Harp in fall, 2022.
McHenry is a vibrant musician and educator currently located in Fort Worth, Texas where she serves on the Texas Christian University School of Music faculty.
“As an alum, it feels like a homecoming,” McHenry said. “I want that atmosphere to also be true of the student experience, where they feel at home and comfortable to learn and express themselves musically.”
In addition to her UT degrees, McHenry holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oakwood University, a historically Black university located in Huntsville, Alabama. She is passionate about increasing diversity in the performing arts, and her doctoral research was dedicated to the music of Black women composers and their works.
McHenry has a love for premiering new works and has had the opportunity to work with several composers in creating new works for the harp. As an avid performer, McHenry has made appearances with the Austin Civic Orchestra, the Laredo Philharmonic and the Valley Symphony Orchestra. Most recently, she appeared as a soloist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. “I am very proud of the time I spent performing with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for their Juneteenth concerts in 2021,” McHenry said. “Being able to solo with the DSO on Ennanga, a piece written by African American composer William Grant Still was a very full circle moment for me.”
McHenry was named a Young Artist in Residence with American Public Media and YourClassical’s program, Performance Today in 2019. “Being the first harpist to present on that show really meant a lot to me,” she said. “Being able to expose such a wide audience to the harp and to spend time teaching and presenting in schools that would not normally have access to this instrument was a blessing.”