Carol J. Oja

A prolific author of scholarly American music studies as well as a public intellectual, Carol Oja has produced prize-winning books on topics spanning American music and musical lives in different social and political contexts. Her monograph Bernstein Meets Broadway: Collaborative Art in a Time of War (2014) received the 2015 Music in American Culture Award from the American Musicological Society, following on a remarkable three ASCAP-Deems Taylor Awards received for her 1983, 1991, and 2001 monographs. Beyond international renown as a scholar and recipient of countless fellowships, Oja has led scholarly societies, chaired major music programs, and judged national competitions.