Dawson Hull is a pianist, composer, and conductor living in Memphis, TN. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Piano from the University of Memphis, a Master’s Degree in Piano from Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and a Bachelor’s Degree in Piano and Theory/Composition from Samford University in Birmingham, AL.

As a composer, Dawson has premiered his compositions at the International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest(2019) and New Music Festival (2025) as well as the Jackson Symphony Orchestra’s Chamber and Masterworks series, and the Germantown Baptist Church Masterpiece Recital Series. He has a large library of written orchestral, chamber, choral, and solo works for various instruments, and sells his sheet music to a wide audience all over the world.

In 2022, Dawson and his wife (clarinet) released their first album together titled Reflections. The album consists of original arrangements of hymns for clarinet and piano, written in a classical style. In 2025, they released their second album, titled Light Unfolding: A Classical Christmas which features Christmas carols in a classical style. Dawson and Taneea are known as the HullNotes and share their music together for live concerts and events around the country as well as on their social media pages.

Dawson has appeared as piano soloist with the Paducah Symphony Orchestra, Delta Symphony Orchestra, Jackson Symphony Orchestra, Samford University Orchestra, Southeastern Chamber Orchestra, the Omulgee Symphony Orchestra, the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, and the University of Memphis Symphony Orchestra. He frequently performs solo and chamber recitals throughout the mid-south, and is the founder of the Masterpiece Concert Series in Germantown, TN, which provides free classical concerts to the community.

Dawson was a recipient of the Betty H. Miller/Betty Sue Shepherd Scholarship at Samford University and was also awarded a Graduate Assistantship in Music Theory at Peabody Conservatory as well as a Graduate Teaching Assistantship at the University of Memphis, where he taught aural theory classes. He has studied piano with Alice Adams Jackson, Betty Sue Shepherd, Thomas Hecht, Marian Hahn, Eric Zuber, and Cathal Breslin. As a composer, and studied under Dr. Ronald Boud, Dr. James Jensen, and Bob Burroughs.

Dawson is the Pastor of Instrumental Worship Arts at Germantown Baptist Church where he leads the Conservatory of Music, orchestra, jazz band, and student choir. Dawson is married to Taneea Hull and they enjoy performing together throughout the southeast as the HullNotes Duo.