User:Michael Scott Cuthbert

Michael Scott Cuthbert is a musicologist and composer. Currently visiting Assistant Professor at M.I.T., Cuthbert received his degrees from Harvard University (A.B. scl, A.M., and Ph.D. 2006). His research has focused on fourteenth century Italian music as well as contemporary topics, especially minimalism. He leans heavily on the use of computer models in understanding music and its history.

Cuthbert has taught several courses on music history including specific topics in fourteenth-century music, pre-compositional process, and music after 1960. At M.I.T. he has also taught portions of the music theory sequence. He has given presentations on medieval and contemporary music throughout the United States and in Italy, France, Ireland, and Iceland. Cuthbert has also composed for a variety of ensembles including the Bang on a Can All-Stars.

Prior to coming to M.I.T., Cuthbert held Visiting Assistant Professor positions at Smith College and Mount Holyoke College. He was the 2004 Lily Auchincloss Pre-Doctoral Rome Prize Fellow in Medieval Studies.