Charles Edward McGuire

Charles Edward McGuire's areas of interest include the music of Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, the British music festival, film music, and the intersection of choral singing and moral reform movements. He has presented papers at numerous international musicological conferences, and is a frequent invited speaker for panel discussions and pre-concert talks. Mr. McGuire holds bachelors degrees from both Oberlin College and the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, and a masters and Ph.D. in music from Harvard University. He has taught in various capacities at Harvard University, Ball State University, the University of Maryland at College Park, and James Madison University. He is currently Professor of Musicology at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, and is spending the 2012-13 academic year in the Music Department at the University of York as a Fulbright Scholar.