Dr. Mallory McHenry, NCTM is a vibrant musician and educator located in Austin, Texas where she serves on the University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music faculty as Lecturer of Harp. At UT, Mallory teaches harp lessons and harp pedagogy to both undergraduate and graduate students, beginning harp and is the director of the University of Texas Harp Ensemble. Mallory completed her Doctoral studies at the University of Texas in Austin where she also obtained her Master of Music degree with concentration in Harp Performance. Mallory also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oakwood University, a Historically Black College and University located in Huntsville, Alabama.

Previously, Mallory served at Texas Christian University School of Music on faculty. At TCU Mallory taught harp lessons, harp pedagogy, directed the TCU Harp Ensemble and was the director of the TCU Summer Harp Workshop. She also served in the Theory and Composition department where she taught elementary to advanced theory and ear training.

Mallory is a certified Suzuki harp instructor and a member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. She also facilitates a private harp studio and serves the Round Rock Independent School District as a Harp Facilitator, offering harp lessons to middle school and high school students in the district. Mallory is also on faculty for the Young Artist Harp Seminar that takes place at Washington College. Previously, she served as the harp instructor for TCU’s Music Preparatory program. Mallory served as both the Administrative Assistant and a member of the Austin District Music Teachers Association. She has also served as an instrumentalist for the choral division of the Texas Music Educators Association at their annual convention and serves as an adjudicator for the State Solo and Ensemble contest with the University Interscholastic League. She is a member of the American Harp Society and sat on the Board of Directors for the Dallas Chapter of the AHS. She now serves the Austin chapter.

Mallory has a love for premiering new works and has had the opportunity to work with several composers in creating new works for the harp. Offering masterclasses in harp composition, Mallory has appeared as a lecturer and guest artist at Andrews University, The University of Northwestern St. Paul, The University of Toronto, The Glenn Gould School, Texas Christian University, Oakwood University and several academies across the United States.

As an avid performer, Mallory appeared as a soloist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and frequently appears with the Dallas Winds and the U.S. Air Force Band of the West. She has made appearances with the Austin Civic Orchestra, the Laredo Philharmonic and the Valley Symphony Orchestra. Mallory has presented recital programs and lectures with the American Harp Society Southern Region as well as the American Harp Society in Dallas in collaboration with the Mu Phi Epsilon Dallas Public Library concert series. Mallory also enjoys her time touring as a member of the professional choral group, the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers and also assists their administrative team as Creative Director and Director of Education Advancement. Most recently, Mallory joined JMFS on Saturday Night Live with Coldplay and Jacob Collier and appeared at the National American Choral Directors Association Conference in 2023 as the headlining ensemble.

Mallory was named a Young Artist in Residence with American Public Media and YourClassical’s program, Performance Today. She was the first harpist to air on the show. The program was recorded at Minnesota Public Radio and aired on local National Public Radio stations. Mallory returned to MPR as a founding member of the chamber group, e(L)ement for the academic school years 2020-2024 as a concert artist with their Class Notes series. 

Being passionate about increasing diversity in the performing arts, Mallory had the privilege of being an artist with the non-profit organization Challenge the Stats’ launch in Atlanta, Georgia and their Holiday program in 2022. Mallory’s doctoral research was dedicated to the music of Black women composers and their works. Her dissertation titled  “Black Women Composers: Florence Price, Undine Smith-Moore and Betty Jackson King; Their influence and Activism in the World of Classical Music” shed light on the compositions of the aforementioned composers. Mallory transcribed chosen pieces by all three women from original form to accommodate the harp. Her transcriptions are pending final publication and are available upon request.