Steven Cornelius

Steven Cornelius

scornel@bu.edu

Visiting Associate Professor, Musicology and Ethnomusicology, African Studies

B.M.Ed., University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.M., Manhattan School of Music; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Cornelius’ research focuses on the African diaspora, the music industry, and American music. Books include Music of the Civil War Era (Greenwood Press 2004) and The Music of Santería: Traditional Rhythms of the Batá Drums (co-authored with John Amira, White Cliffs Media, 1991). The textbook Sound Tracks: An Introduction to Music as Social Experience (co-authored with Mary Natvig) is in production with Pearson Prentice Hall. Articles have appeared in Latin American Music Review, College Music Symposium, and other journals, as well as The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. He served from 1996 to 2006 as music and dance critic for The Blade, Toledo, Ohio’s daily newspaper. Dr. Cornelius holds a professorship in music at Bowling Green State University. Previous teaching positions include Bruckner-Konservatorium Linz and University of Wisconsin-Madison. Performance credits as a percussionist include the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Radio City Music Hall, Oklahoma Symphony, and Taipei Symphony.