Dr. Fabio Morabito

Biography

Fabio Morabito is an Associate Professor in the Department of Music at the University of Alberta, where he has been a faculty member since 2020. His academic journey includes a PhD in historical musicology, with research interests spanning Euro-colonial music, canon formation, and the materiality of music. Prior to joining Alberta, he held a Junior Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford and has taught at Durham University and King's College London. Morabito’s research delves into the cultural and historical contexts of Western art music from the late 18th to early 19th centuries, exploring themes of sociability and the role of musicians in public life. He has been recognized with awards, including the Ralph Gibson Award for his dissertation. His publications include articles in premier journals such as the Journal of the American Musicological Society and Music & Letters, and he has co-edited significant works on notable composers. Beyond scholarly articles, his creative output includes directing short films related to public musicology and contributing to permanent exhibitions at the British Library in London. Morabito actively mentors undergraduate students in research projects and is engaged in the academic discourse surrounding music history and musicology.

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