Gwynne K. Brown

Assistant Professor, music history

Phone: 253.879.3727
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Gwynne Kuhner Brown is delighted to be on the faculty of her alma mater. A native of Anchorage, Alaska, she chose Puget Sound for her undergraduate education because it afforded her the opportunity to be challenged as a pianist and music scholar while exploring her many other interests, including history, English literature, and drama. Her studies in these fields have proved extremely helpful in her current work as a music historian studying American opera.

Dr. Brown graduated from Puget Sound with a BM in piano performance. She received the MM in music theory from Indiana University and completed the PhD in music history at the University of Washington. Her doctoral dissertation studied the racial and aesthetic controversies provoked by George Gershwin's opera, Porgy and Bess.

Reflecting on her work, Dr. Brown says, "It's a joy to work with the engaged and enthusiastic students at the University of Puget Sound. I enjoy sharing my love of music with majors and non-majors alike. In my classes I strive to approach music from a variety of perspectives, including the aesthetic, historical, cultural, and theoretical."