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Dr. Mary Alice Druhan has enjoyed invitations to many prestigious events and conferences throughout the United States as well as in Asia and Europe. Performance invitations include solo and chamber recitals for the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest (2006 and 2008), the International Double Reed Society Annual Convention (2008 and 2009), the College Music Society International Conference (2009), the World Saxophone Congress (2009), and the OU Clarinet Symposium (2006). She has also participated in ensemble performances for the International Harp Association’s Annual Conference (1998), the College Band Director’s National Association, the Texas Bandmaster’s Association Conference (2005), the Texas Music Educator’s Association Annual Conference (2004 and 2009), and the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic (2006).

She is a founding member of Triforia Winds, the faculty woodwind trio at Texas A&M University-Commerce, which serves as an educational outreach program as well as a performance platform for standard repertoire and new compositions. The ensemble has performed several U.S., Asia, and World premieres, including that of Triforia by composer, Ted Hansen, for which the ensemble was named. Triforia Winds was named the official woodwind trio of the Dallas Wind Symphony in 2009 and performs for regional, national, and international venues.

Mary currently performs with the Dallas Wind Symphony, the Dallas Festival of Modern Music, and the Color of Sound chamber series but has also performed as a member of the U.S. Army Band, “Pershing’s Own,” East Texas Symphony Orchestra, Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, Plano Symphony Orchestra, Natchez Opera, Shreveport Opera, Sorg - Whitewater Opera, and Ohio Light Opera.

Initially as a topic for the final doctoral materials at LSU, Mary has done an extensive amount of research in the area of multimedia music and has published related articles in The Clarinet, journal of the ICA. In 2008 she presented a lecture and handout materials on the topic of getting started with multimedia music for the ClarinetFest in Kansas City. The lecture was followed by a recital performance of three full-scale multimedia works for the clarinet.

She has performed in some of the finest concert halls throughout the United States including the DAR Constitution Hall, Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Strand Theatre, Orpheum Theater, Meyerson Symphony Center, and the Eisemann Center. She has been on stage in more than 20 states, Puerto Rico, Thailand, England, and Germany.

Dr. Druhan is currently Associate Professor of clarinet at Texas A&M University – Commerce and has held previous teaching positions at James Madison University and Louisiana State University. She has also appeared as a guest artist/performer at Henderson State University, Oklahoma State University, Texas Christian University, Ball State University, West Chester University, University of North Carolina- Greensboro, Centenary College, and Appalachian State University. She continues to teach for select events such as the Dallas Wind Symphony Summer Music Institute, and Clarinet Solutions. She founded the Northeast Texas Clarinet Day in 2007 and after several years of growth and success, the event has been expanded as a statewide clarinet conference, now called the Texas Clarinet Colloquium.

Her teachers include Diana Haskell, Timothy Wright, David Harris, Steven Cohen, and Ronald de Kant.

Dr. Druhan is a member of many professional music organizations, including ICA, SAI, TMEA, ACS, AFM-Dallas, SEAMUS, WKA, NACWPI, and the College Music Society.

Dr. Druhan is a Buffet Crampon USA performing artist.