Dr. Alexander Fisher

Biography

Alexander Fisher is a Professor at the University of British Columbia in the School of Music, specializing in Musicology with a focus on Renaissance and Baroque studies. He serves as the Area Coordinator for Early Music. Fisher holds degrees from Northwestern University (BMus, 1992), Indiana University (MA, 1995), and Harvard University (PhD, 2001). His research interests encompass German music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the ritual contexts of sacred music during the early modern era, sound studies, religious identity during the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, and historical soundscapes. His work has been published in prominent journals such as the Journal of Musicology, Early Music History, and the Sixteenth Century Journal. Notably, he has authored books including 'Music and Religious Identity in the Counter-Reformation: Augsburg, 1580-1630' published by Ashgate Press in 2004, and 'Music, Piety, Propaganda: Soundscapes of the Counter-Reformation in Bavaria, 1550-1650' published by Oxford University Press in 2014. Fisher is also a distinguished performer of early wind instruments, and has co-founded the early music ensemble Cappella Borealis. His academic journey at UBC began in 2002, and he continues to contribute significantly to the field of musicology and early music education.

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