Hi there! I’m a Southern California-based musicologist, writer, editor, and speaker.
Whether through program notes, pre-concert talks, or blog posts, I seek to illuminate historical context, musical structure, and the stories behind the music in ways that are informative, interesting, and accessible to listeners.
LATEST POSTS
Dr. McBrien or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Dissertation*
Well, hey there! It’s been a hot minute since my last post, hasn’t it? The past few months have been quite the whirlwind of activity. The biggest news is that I recently graduated with my PhD in musicology from UC Santa Barbara. (Woohoo!! *Cue smattering of confetti*) As exciting as this achievement was, the first […]
Mozart in the Jungle: A Beautiful Dumpster Fire
There’s a moment in the first episode of Mozart in the Jungle when the camera cuts to a lively party in progress at a spacious New York City apartment. Young people are scattered throughout the room, which is abuzz with chatting and drinking. One character scratches a record back and forth on a turntable before […]
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Dr. Kevin McBrien 