Dominic Dousa, D.A.

Music Theory and Composition

Graduate Advisor and Theory Division Coordinator

Dominic Dousa, a native of Rochester, Minnesota, has been a member of the faculty at the University of Texas at El Paso Department of Music since 2004.  He holds degrees in music from Ball State University (D.A.), Central Michigan University (M.M.), and Harvard University (A.B. summa cum laude), and in statistics from Iowa State University (M.S.), and has also studied composition in Prague.  His primary composition teachers include Jody Nagel, David Gillingham, Craig Weston, and Milan Slavický. 

 Dousa’s compositions have received performances at recitals, festivals, and conferences in the U.S. and in 11 countries worldwide.  He has works published by TRN Music, Dorn Publications, Grand Mesa Music, and Leading-Tones Music.  Blue Griffin Recording (www.bluegriffin.com) has released two CDs of Dousa’s chamber music, including A Musical Portrait of the American Southwest, which features UTEP faculty Stephen Nordstrom on viola and Dousa at the piano.  This recording has received critical acclaim in Gramophone Magazine and American Record Guide. 

 Dousa has remained active as an accompanist and chamber musician, performing in numerous recitals with faculty, guest artists, and students, including presentations with his fellow UTEP faculty member, world renowned cellist and 2017 Grammy-award winner Zuill Bailey.  He has also worked with UTEP Professor of Mathematical Sciences Larry Lesser on a grant project sponsored by the National Science Foundation involving teaching statistics through educational songs.

Contact Info

Department of Music

Email: ddousa@utep.edu

Office: FFA M401C

Office Phone: (915) 747-7819

Department of Music

Music Theory Placement Exam