Nancy Goodearl, a member of the Houston Symphony since 1981, received a Bachelor of Music degree in performance from the Eastman School of Music, and a Master of Music degree in performance from Northwestern University. Since 1987, she has been a member of the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which includes chamber music appearances, and has also performed with the Sun Valley Summer Symphony in Idaho. Ms. Goodearl has toured with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra as well as the premiere American brass group, the Summit Brass Ensemble. She was a featured soloist in the first International Women’s Brass Conference in St. Louis.
Ms. Goodearl frequently performs in recitals and chamber music throughout the Houston area. She has performed extensively in brass and woodwind groups, including quintets from the Houston Symphony, and the Winds of Texas woodwind quintet. She performs with the Monarch Brass Ensemble, a large brass ensemble of women from around the country affiliated with the International Women’s Brass Conference.
As a teacher she held an Affiliate Artist position at the University of Houston Moores School of Music from 1981 to 2004, and has been a faculty member of the Texas Music Festival and the American Festival of the Arts. She currently teaches privately.
