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Carol A. Hess is a Distinguished Professor of Music at the University of California, Davis, specializing in the music of Spain and Latin America. Her research explores cultural diplomacy, musical modernism, and transnational exchanges.
- Ph.D. in Musicology from UC Davis
- Awards: Irving Lowens Article Award, ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award, Robert M. Stevenson Prize (twice), AMS Teaching Award, NEH Open Book Award
Hess’s work examines the reception of Latin American concert music in the U.S., the interplay of music and politics in Francoist Spain, and Pan Americanist cultural policies. She has authored seminal books including Aaron Copland in Latin America: Music and Cultural Politics (2023) and Representing the Good Neighbor: Music, Difference, and the Pan American Dream (2013).
Her scholarly contributions span peer-reviewed articles on topics such as Silvestre Revueltas in Spain, Manuel de Falla’s neoclassicism, and the Good Neighbor Policy’s influence on musical exchanges. Recent lectures include Copland’s role in Latin American diplomacy and the impact of mass media on musical reception.
- Key grants: National Endowment for the Humanities, Spanish Ministry of Culture, New York Public Library
- Professional service: Founding member of Ibero-American Music Study Group, editorial boards for Diagonal and Journal of Music History Pedagogy
- Teaching award: UC Davis Experiencing Latin American Music (2018)
