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Charity Lofthouse is Associate Professor of Music and Chair of the Music Department at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, where she has been a faculty member since 2011. She holds a Ph.D. in Music Theory from the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), and a B.M. from Oberlin College Conservatory of Music.
- Ph.D., Music Theory, CUNY Graduate Center
- B.M., Music, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music
Her research focuses on advanced topics in music theory, including Sonata Theory, Rotational Form, and the works of Dmitri Shostakovich. She is particularly interested in feminist music theory, women in music, Schenkerian analysis, film music, and the analysis of post-tonal and popular music. Her scholarship bridges analytical rigor with cultural and gender studies perspectives.
Her publications explore thematic dramaturgy in Shostakovich’s symphonies and the film scores of Clint Eastwood. These works reflect a broader trend in her research: the intersection of formal musical structures with narrative and cultural meaning, especially in 20th-century and cinematic music.
- Awards and Affiliations:
- President, Music Theory Society of New York State
- Member, Committee on Diversity, Society for Music Theory
- Past Member, Committee on the Status of Women, Society for Music Theory
- Active presenter at national and international conferences including Society for Music Theory, Feminist Theories in Music, and international venues in Austria, Estonia, and Russia.
Lofthouse has advised and mentored students through her teaching and service roles. She has taught courses such as Fundamentals of Music Theory, Music Theory and Aural Skills I–IV, Music at the Movies, Women in Music, Feeling the Beat: Music and Metaphor, Form and Analysis, and Origins of Music. Her service includes leadership in professional organizations and contributions to diversity and gender equity in music theory.
She is also an active performer, composing and performing as a singer and keyboardist, with recent recitals in New York City venues such as the Graduate Center, CUNY, Trinity Wall Street, and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
