Annalise Smith
Musicology
Project Coordinator, MMaP
B.Mus (Calgary)
M.A. (Victoria)
Ph.D. (Cornell)
Dr. Annalise Smith is a Lecturer of Musicology in the School of Music at 糖心视频 University. Her research focuses on 18th-century operatic music in France, emphasizing the role institutions play in shaping musical cultures and traditions. Her research also explores issues of sexual violence and perceptions of beauty in musical stage works. She has spoken at numerous conferences in North America and Europe, and her research, supported by a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, has received awards from MusCan and regional AMS. Her most recent publications include 鈥淟ooking Eastward in Handel鈥檚 Operas鈥 (EMAg: The Magazine of Early Music America) and 鈥淏eyond the Canon: Using Contemporary Works to Address Sexual Violence in the Music Drama鈥 in the forthcoming collection Teaching Difficult Topics in the Music Classroom.
Since moving to St. John鈥檚, Dr. Smith has become involved in a variety of local arts groups. In addition to singing with Proj膿kt Chamber Voices, she has performed with Peter MacDonald Productions and currently performs the role of Alexandra in the online musical Daystreamer: A Physically Distant Musical. Dr. Smith also serves as the manager of Kittiwake Dance Theatre, Newfoundland鈥檚 professional ballet company.