Diana Sipes, DMA, is Director of the School of Arts, Media, & Communication and a Professor of Music at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, where she has taught since 2002. Besides applied flute and flute ensemble, her teaching areas have included music theory, music history, and flute techniques courses. She has been principal flute with the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra since 1994 and the Victoria (TX) Symphony Orchestra since 1997. She previously performed with symphony and opera orchestras in South Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, and Louisiana.
Besides orchestral performance, Dr. Sipes remains active as a recitalist, chamber musician, clinician, and adjudicator. She won alto flute positions several times in the annual National Flute Association (NFA) Professional Flute Choir competitions, and she was selected to perform in recitals at the 2011, 2020, 2022, and 2024 NFA conventions. Diana has performed as a soloist with the Corpus Christi Symphony, Corpus Christi Chamber Orchestra, Corpus Christi Area Youth Orchestra, the Victoria Symphony, and with numerous university ensembles. Under her direction, university flute students have won positions in the NFA Collegiate Flute Choir several times. She is a Past-President of the Texas Association of Music Schools, an organization that represents the music programs at institutions of higher education across the state. Dr. Sipes currently serves on the Board of Directors for KEDT (South Texas Public Broadcasting System) and as a musician representative on the Board of Directors of the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. Sipes earned a Bachelor of Music Education with a Performance Certificate and a Master of Music Education from the University of South Carolina and a Doctor of Musical Arts in flute performance with a theory emphasis from Louisiana State University.
