Mark Samples

Yakima, Washington Area United States

Assistant Professor of Musicology at Central Washington University

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PhD, musicology, with teaching experience in university level music history, opera, film music, and ethnomusicology courses; Dramaturg for the UO Opera, 2009-2011 seasons; professional music editor. Research interests: American music, popular music, digital music, branding theory, commodification of music, French Grand Opéra In the year of his graduation, Mark was the first graduate student at the University of Oregon to receive all three top music-academic awards in the same year: Outstanding Graduate Scholar in Musicology, University Outstanding Scholar in Music, and the award for Excellence in Teaching in an academic area. Specialties: Research and publication, teaching, editing, co...