Society for Music Research
Eric Zheng
Ethnomusicology
Eric Zheng (he/him) is a PhD student in ethnomusicology at the University of Michigan. Prior to Michigan, Eric earned a BM in Saxophone Performance and a BA in Economics from Northwestern University. He then completed an MM in Saxophone Performance at Michigan State University and undertook a fellowship at Bard’s U.S.-China Music Institute where he experimented with the saxophone in Chinese music and studied the suona. He is currently interested in transnational timbre markers in the music and lived experiences of folks in the Asian American jazz and contemporary classical Chinese communities. Outside of music, Eric enjoys playing pickup basketball, devouring Asian cuisine, and following the competitive smash scene.
Contact: zhengeri@umich.edu