Biography
Sarah Eyerly, PhD, is a musicologist and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development in the College of Music at Florida State University, and a faculty affiliate in FSU’s Native American and Indigenous Studies Center. Her research interests include sound studies and sound art, performance practice, music and religion, and the geo-humanities. As a sound artist, she designs sound-centered art installations for community spaces across the U.S., including the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis, Indiana, and the Moravian World Heritage Site in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She is currently working on a sound installation featuring the “hidden” underground and underwater soundscapes of Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park Crawfordville, Florida. Dr. Eyerly is the recipient of research awards and funding from multiple federal, public, and private humanities and arts organizations, including the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the American Musicological Society, the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the Mozart Society of America, and the American Society for Ethnohistory.
Degrees
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PhD, Musicology and Criticism
University of California, Davis ▪ 2007
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MA, Musicology
University of California, Davis ▪ 2005
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MM, Historical Performance
Mannes College of Music ▪ 1998
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BA, Music
Pennsylvania State University ▪ 1996
Awards & Honors
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Dale Brown Book Award
Young Center for Pietist and Anabaptist Studies ▪ 2022
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Robert F. Heizer Article Award
American Society for Ethnohistory ▪ 2021
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Srinivas Aravamudan Article Award
American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies ▪ 2021
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Marjorie Weston Emerson Article Award
Mozart Society of America ▪ 2021
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Music in American Culture Book Award
American Musicological Society ▪ 2020
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Lester J. Cappon Article Award
Omohundro Institute for Early American History and Culture ▪ 2020
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ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowship
American Council of Learned Societies ▪ 2017
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Fulbright Fellowship
Fulbright U.S. Student Program ▪ 1998
Publications
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Memberships
Society for Ethnomusicology,
Member;
2017 - 2018
Society for American Music,
Member;
2017 - 2018
American Musicological Society,
Member;
2017 - 2018
Society for Eighteenth-Century Music,
President;
2016 - 2018
Professional Presentations
Improvised Hymnody in the Moravian Mohican Missions;
Wilkinson Lecture; West Chester University; 2016
Mozart and the Moravians: Mozart Reception in Transatlantic Context;
Invited Lecture; Wake Forest University; 2016
How the Moravians Sang Away the Wilderness;
Keynote Lecture; Moravian College, Biennial Conference on Moravian History & Music; 2014
Other Professional Activities
Director of FSU's Early Music Program
Biography
Sarah Eyerly, PhD, is a musicologist and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development in the College of Music at Florida State University, and a faculty affiliate in FSU’s Native American and Indigenous Studies Center. Her research interests include sound studies and sound art, performance practice, music and religion, and the geo-humanities. As a sound artist, she designs sound-centered art installations for community spaces across the U.S., including the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis, Indiana, and the Moravian World Heritage Site in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She is currently working on a sound installation featuring the “hidden” underground and underwater soundscapes of Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park Crawfordville, Florida. Dr. Eyerly is the recipient of research awards and funding from multiple federal, public, and private humanities and arts organizations, including the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the American Musicological Society, the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the Mozart Society of America, and the American Society for Ethnohistory.
Speaking Details
Speaker Topics
Applied Musicology
Archaeomusicology
Geography Of Music And Sound
Music And Sound In Florida
Music History
Sound And Environment
Target Audiences
Adults
Elementary School
High School
Middle School
Fee Range
Expenses Only
Greater than $500
