Society for Music Research
William van Geest
Music Theory
William van Geest is a candidate in music theory. He holds a B.A. from Calvin College (majors in philosophy, music history, and piano performance), Master’s degrees from the University of Ottawa (piano performance) and McGill University (music theory), and a certificate in Medieval and Early Modern Studies from U-M. His areas of research interest are the history of music theory, medieval grammar, rhythm and meter, and early-20th-century music. William has presented papers at several national and international conferences, including those of SMT, EuroMAC, the SMA UK, MusCan, and SysMus. William’s dissertation examines the appropriation by music theorists of the chorale and the history of this practice. William’s work is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. William enjoys running, swimming, and eating fine food made by the culinarily-gifted members of SMR.
Contact: vangeest@umich.edu
Posts
- SMR at SMT 2019 – November 12, 2019
- William van Geest conducts dissertation research in Germany – October 31, 2019
- Dissertation Writing Group, Winter 2019 – April 01, 2019
- William van Geest Presents at SCSMT – March 22, 2019
- William's Research and Language-Study in Germany – November 07, 2018
- New SMR Doctoral Candidates – October 17, 2017
- William van Geest, Brandeis Journal of Musicology publication – August 14, 2017
- U-M Music Theory PhDs at EuroMAC 2017 – July 22, 2017
- AMS/SMT 2016 Conference in Vancouver – November 19, 2016
- Summer Latin in Toronto and Historical Notations at Yale – October 18, 2016
- A Message from the Co-Chairs – September 28, 2016