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==Biography==
Ticheli was born in [[Monroe, Louisiana]]. He graduated from L.V. Berkner High School in [[Richardson, Texas]] and earned a Bachelor of Music in Composition and Music Education from [[Southern Methodist University]],<ref name=TCBB2008>{{cite web|last=The Community Band of Brevard|title=Program Notes for A Concert of International Folk Music|url=http://www.brevard.cc.fl.us/~cbob/folk-97.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080108102737/http://www.brevard.cc.fl.us/~cbob/folk-97.html|archivedate=8 January 2008}}</ref> where he studied with [[Donald Erb]] and Jack Waldenmaier. He went on to receive his master's and doctoral degrees in composition from the [[University of Michigan]], where he studied with [[William Albright (musician)|William Albright]], [[Leslie Bassett]], [[George Balch Wilson|George Wilson]], and [[William Bolcom]].
Subsequently, Ticheli was an Assistant Professor of Music at [[Trinity University (Texas)|Trinity University]] in San Antonio, Texas. There, he served on the board of directors of the Texas Composers Forum and was a member of the advisory committee for the [[San Antonio Symphony]]'s "Music of the Americas" project. From 1991 to 1998, Ticheli was composer-in-residence with the [[Pacific Symphony Orchestra]] in Orange County, California. Since 1991, he has been a Professor of Composition at the [[University of Southern California]]'s Thornton School of Music. In 2011, he endowed the "Frank Ticheli Guest Artist Fund" to support visiting composers and/or ensembles who specialize in the performance of new music.
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