Dr. David Josephson

Biography

David Josephson received a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in music from Columbia University. He began teaching at Brown University in 1972 and continued until his retirement in 2016. Throughout his career, Josephson founded and directed the Brown Early Music Group from 1972 to 1979, chaired the Music Department from 1979 to 1985, and played a crucial role in creating the Orwig Music Library. He also initiated an artists-in-residence program on campus. His research interests include forced emigration among musicians and music scholars during the Nazi and Fascist regimes in Europe from 1933 to 1945. Josephson is a notable author, with works such as 'Torn Cultures: Life Kathi Meyer-Baer' (2012) and has published numerous articles and review-essays examining musical emigration during that period. His teaching expertise encompasses a range of topics including Baroque and Classical music, Mozart, and the sociology of twentieth-century music. Josephson's current projects involve further exploration of émigré music scholars and their impact on music in the United States and the United Kingdom, along with planned publications on these themes. He has held various prestigious roles within the musicological community and has contributed significantly to the academic landscape in this field.

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