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John Covach

John Covach

Professor of Music and Director of the Institute for Popular Music; Professor of Theory at Eastman School of MusicUniversity of Rochester

John Covach is an expert on the history of popular and rock music, 12-tone music, and the philosophy and aesthetics of music.

Rock 'n' RollMusic and CultureProgressive Rock in the 1970sThe BeatlesPopular Music
Douglas Shadle

Douglas Shadle

Associate Professor of MusicologyVanderbilt University

Expert in historically marginalized composers and the role of symphony orchestras and orchestral music in American life.

ComposersClassical MusicMusicologyOrchestral Music
Ken Prouty

Ken Prouty

Associate Professor of Musicology and Jazz StudiesMichigan State University

Expert in jazz history, American music and popular music, and the nature of jazz community

EthnomusicologyContemporary MusicAmerican MusicJazzPopular Music
Colleen Rua

Colleen Rua

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Colleen Rua's research interests include Latinx theatre, contemporary Puerto Rican theatre, the American musical, and theatre for youth.

Theatre for YouthUS Latinx TheatreThe Arts as Recovery and Response to Natural and Unnatural DisasterTheatreContemporary Puerto Rican Theatre
Professor Sue Miller

Professor Sue Miller

ProfessorLeeds Beckett University

Sue Miller specialises in Cuban/Latin music, improvisation, music analysis and music history.

African American MusicArtistic PracticeGesture and Dance RelationshipsImprovisation StudiesLatin Music in the USA
Gary  Richards

Gary Richards

Professor of EnglishUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Richards' research focuses on Southern literature.

Southern Literature and CultureAmerican FictionContemporary DramaEnglishHarper Lee
Germán Gutiérrez

Germán Gutiérrez

Professor of Orchestral StudiesTexas Christian University

Germán Augusto Gutiérrez serves as director of TCU’s Latin American Music Center and biennial Latin American Music Festival since 1996.

Music Education to Prevent Kids from Joining Gangs in ColumbiaLatin American MusicSymphony Orchestras
Simon Tam

Simon Tam

Author | Musician | ActivistThe Slants Foundation

13-time TEDx speaker & performer, and storyteller who focuses on anti-Asian racism. Founder/bassist of The Slants and The Slants Foundation.

Racism in American MusicAnti-Asian RacismMarketing StrategyTransparencyCivil Rights
Robert Darden, M.A.

Robert Darden, M.A.

Professor, Journalism, Public Relations and New MediaBaylor University

Darden is a professor in the department of journalism, PR & new media. He directs Baylor's Black Gospel Music Restoration Project.

Gospel Music RestorationAfrican-American Gospel MusicMedia and Music
Cecilia González-Andrieu

Cecilia González-Andrieu

Professor of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Women in the ChurchImmigrant RightsChristian TheologyPolitical TheologyPope Francis