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Keith
Clifton
Dr. Keith Clifton,
associate professor of musicology and music theory/ literature area
coordinator, teaches all levels of western music history and courses
in popular music and world music. Prior to his 2002 appointment at
CMU, he served as assistant professor of musicology at the
University of Central Arkansas, and has also taught at the
University of Northern Iowa and Northwestern University. He holds a
bachelor’s degree in voice, cum laude, from the
University of Texas at Austin, M.M. and Ph.D. degrees in musicology
from Northwestern University, and a Certificat de Langue Française
from the Collège Internationale de Cannes, France.
Dr. Clifton is a
specialist in 20th century French music, with particular interests
in the works of Ravel and Les Six. His other research areas
include opera, American music, popular music, and gender studies. An
active researcher with numerous publications to his credit, his work
appears in Notes, The Opera Journal, The
Journal of Singing, The Reader’s Guide to Music
History, The Journal of Musicological Research, Canadian University
Music Review, The Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, and
Madonna's Drowned Worlds. He has lectured and presented
scholarly papers throughout the United States and abroad for the
American Musicological Society, International Musicological Society
meetings in Belgium and Switzerland, the Songs Across the Americas
Festival in Bolivia, the National Association of Teachers of
Singing, Feminist Theory and Music, the College Music Society, the
Chicago Civic Orchestra, the Midland Symphony Orchestra, and the
Elderhostel program.
In addition to his
musicological work, Dr. Clifton is an active performer of opera,
choral music, and art song. He served as tenor section leader at
Winnetka (IL) Congregational Church from 1993–1998, and has
performed as a soloist and choral singer for American choirs and
festivals in Europe, Great Britain, and Peru. His scholarly work on
American song includes a forthcoming book for Scarecrow Press titled
Recent American Art Song: A Guide. Professional
memberships include the American Musicological Society, the Society
for American Music, and the College Music Society, for which he
serves as newsletter editor for the Great Lakes Chapter.
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