Dr. Chelsea Burns

Biography

Chelsea Burns is an Associate Professor at the Sarah Ernest Butler School of Music within the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. She is an Affiliate Faculty member of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies in the College of Liberal Arts. With a focus on Latin American concert music of the twentieth century, Burns is particularly interested in the intricate contexts of music-making, including economic, political, and personal factors that shape interpretation and understanding of music. Her research emphasizes the importance of contextual understanding in influencing musical analysis and challenges prevailing interpretations. Burns has presented her work at major national conferences and her research has been published in reputable journals such as Music Theory Spectrum and Journal of Popular Music Studies. She holds a Ph.D. in History and Theory of Music from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In addition to her academic work, Burns is active in the local music community as an accordion player and serves as the secretary on the board of the Central Texas Bluegrass Association.

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