Philip V. Bohlman is the Ludwig Rosenberger Distinguished Service Professor in Jewish History, Music, and the Humanities at the University of Chicago's College. He also holds an Associate Faculty appointment at the University of Chicago Divinity School. With a PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an honorary doctorate from the Romanian National University of Music Bucharest, Bohlman bridges ethnomusicology, history, and performance. Education: PhD (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Dr. h.c. (Romanian National University of Music Bucharest) Bohlman’s research explores intersections of music with religion, nationalism, race, and colonial encounters. His work spans Jewish music and history, South Asian and Middle Eastern traditions, cabaret, and the Eurovision Song Contest. He co-edits journals and book series, including Acta Musicologica and Grove Music Online . His publications include award-winning works like the Derek Allen Prize-winning Music, Nationalism, and the Making of the New Europe and the Bruno Nettl Prize-winning The Cambridge History of World Music . He was nominated for a Grammy for his double-CD As Dreams Fall Apart . Scientific Awards: Grammy nomination, Derek Allen Prize, Jaap Kunst Prize, Bruno Nettl Prize, Roth Solie Award, Noah Greenberg Award, Donald Tovey Prize As Artistic Director of the New Budapest Orpheum Society, Bohlman revives Jewish cabaret through performance and recordings. His current projects include books on ethnomusicology and global nationalisms, supported by a Guggenheim Fellowship. He teaches seminars on music, migration, and the Eurovision Song Contest.













