Not
too long ago (1941) I was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota, where I lived,
studied, and played music (clarinet and saxophone) until going off to
college. I received the B.A. (1964) and M.A. (1966) degrees in
Historical Musicology and Flute Performance from the University of
Minnesota, followed by the Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology from the University
of California, Los Angeles (1973). I began teaching in the
School of Music at the Florida State University in 1973, and retired in
2008 as Distinguished Research Professor of Ethnomusicology in the
College of Music. I am now Professor Emeritus.
Between my Minnesota and California life experiences, my wife, Diane, and I lived in Santiago, Chile as Peace Corps Volunteers. As a PCV I was principal flutist with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Chile. What a wonderful experience that was, rehearsing and playing weekly symphonic concerts in the beautiful Teatro Municipal in Santiago. I also played in a woodwind quintet made up of the principal wind players. Diane and I travelled nearly everywhere in Chile, and I conducted research at a number of religious folk fesvitals in the northern part of the country. During and after the Peace Corps, Diane and I travelled throughout South America. Some of the highlights included Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, Iguazu Falls, Machu Picchu, down part of the Amazon River, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Recife, Belem, and more), and Trinidad and Tobago.
Since those nearly three years in Chile, I have lived, worked, and done research in South America as a Clifton Webb Awardee to Venezuela, National Endowment for the Humanities scholar in Venezuela and Colombia, a Fulbright scholar to Peru, a Florida State University Developing Scholar awardee to Brazil, several times a COFRS awardee to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay, and sabbatical researcher in Brazil and Bolivia. I have also received grants to conduct research in Italy, China, Korea, Tonga (South Pacific), Japan, Ireland, Vietnam, Thailand, and Panama. In 2005-06 I was awarded a Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship to finish a book on the popular music of Vietnam (see Books ).
Between my Minnesota and California life experiences, my wife, Diane, and I lived in Santiago, Chile as Peace Corps Volunteers. As a PCV I was principal flutist with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Chile. What a wonderful experience that was, rehearsing and playing weekly symphonic concerts in the beautiful Teatro Municipal in Santiago. I also played in a woodwind quintet made up of the principal wind players. Diane and I travelled nearly everywhere in Chile, and I conducted research at a number of religious folk fesvitals in the northern part of the country. During and after the Peace Corps, Diane and I travelled throughout South America. Some of the highlights included Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, Iguazu Falls, Machu Picchu, down part of the Amazon River, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Recife, Belem, and more), and Trinidad and Tobago.
Since those nearly three years in Chile, I have lived, worked, and done research in South America as a Clifton Webb Awardee to Venezuela, National Endowment for the Humanities scholar in Venezuela and Colombia, a Fulbright scholar to Peru, a Florida State University Developing Scholar awardee to Brazil, several times a COFRS awardee to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay, and sabbatical researcher in Brazil and Bolivia. I have also received grants to conduct research in Italy, China, Korea, Tonga (South Pacific), Japan, Ireland, Vietnam, Thailand, and Panama. In 2005-06 I was awarded a Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship to finish a book on the popular music of Vietnam (see Books ).
