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ABOUT THE MUSICOLOGY/ETHNOMUSICOLOGY AREA

The Musicology/Ethnomusicology Area at Michigan State University is committed to the study of music as a diverse social practice. Here you’ll find more information about our faculty, programs, and events.

Our Focus
Learn more about the expertise of our large and active faculty plus important links to resources.
Prospective Students
Opportunities await students interested in exploring music in its historical and social contexts.
After Graduation
Our area has an exceptionally strong track record of placing students in top doctoral programs across the country.

MUSICOLOGY/ETHNOMUSICOLOGY FACULTY

Kevin Bartig Kevin Bartig
Professor of Musicology and Chair of the Musicology / Ethnomusicology Area
Joanna Bosse Joanna Bosse
Professor of Ethnomusicology and Dance Ethnography
Nicholas Ezra Field Nicholas Ezra Field
Assistant Professor of Musicology
Michael Largey Michael Largey
Professor of Musicology
Sarah Ann Long Sarah Ann Long
Associate Professor of Musicology
Kenneth Prouty Kenneth Prouty
Professor of Musicology and Jazz Studies
Marcie Ray Marcie Ray
Associate Professor of Musicology
Chris Scales Chris Scales
Professor of Ethnomusicology

Lecture Series and Other Presentations

November 7, 2024
Dr. Lauren Eldridge Stewart, “Theme and Variations: the Uses of Classical Music in Haiti”
4:00 pm
Cook Recital Hall
Hollander Musicology Lecture Series

Dr. Lauren Eldridge Stewart analyzes classical music as heard within the Haitian summer camp system in order to better understand the function of amateur classical music study in contemporary society.

 

Event Details
Free
November 12, 2024
Jake Johnson, “Good Grief: The Sadness of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s State Fair”
11:30 am
Cook Recital Hall
Hollander Musicology Lecture Series

In this lecture, Johnson connects State Fair with works by Andrew Wyeth, The Beverly Hillbillies, and the Kennedy assassination to reveal the underlying sadness in midcentury American values.

Event Details
Free
November 19, 2024
Tambuco Percussion Masterclass
3:00 pm
Music Building Room
EMAR

Part of the MSUFCU Entrepreneurial Musical Artist in Residence

Event Details
Free
November 20, 2024
Tambuco Percussion Reading Session
7:30 pm
Cook Recital Hall
EMAR

Part of the MSUFCU Entrepreneurial Musical Artist in Residence

Free
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Featured News

Four new Music projects awarded HARP Grants
October 27, 2023

Funding proves instrumental for faculty research and production of books and recordings.

Confraternity conversation
September 18, 2023

Listen as MSU musicologist discusses her book on notable podcast.

Studying Ukraine’s Musical Tapestry
December 2, 2022

Music alumnus explores the country's rich history of vocal music.

Debut of Music for Social Justice television series
May 3, 2022

Artists relate the music they play to societal issues and their own experiences.

Bartig co-edits and contributes to groundbreaking new book
December 14, 2021

Multidisciplinary approach sheds new light on modern theater.

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Announcements

Musicology graduate students win awards

Emily Demski and Suzanna Feldkamp, Musicology MA students, both won the 2023 Somers Award for Excellence in Teaching, which recognizes graduate teaching assistants who taught in Integrative Studies in Arts and Humanities (IAH) in 2022.

Read more about the Somers Award

Faculty book receives awards

Three Loves for Three Oranges: Gozzi, Meyerhold, Prokofiev, edited by Kevin Bartig and Dassia Posner, won the American Society for Theatre Research Translation Prize. It was also a Runner Up for the Theatre & Performance Research Association Edited Collection Prize and received Honorable mention for the Association for Theatre in Higher Education Excellence in Editing Award.

Read more about this book.