Matthew Mugmon

Matthew Mugmon is an Associate Professor of Musicology at the University of Arizona, where he explores the intersections of music, history, and cultural identity. A former Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence with the New York Philharmonic, his research has been featured in leading publications including The Journal of Musicology, Music & Letters, and The Journal of Musicological Research, as well as in the essay collection Rethinking Mahler. His acclaimed monograph, Aaron Copland and the American Legacy of Gustav Mahler (University of Rochester Press, 2019), examines how transatlantic influences shaped the sound of American modernism. Dr. Mugmon is also a Distinguished Fellow with the Center for University Education Scholarship, where he investigates the role of archives in undergraduate teaching, and a partner on a University of Arizona Libraries grant funded by the Library of Congress to expand the use of primary sources in coursework. In 2018, he received the Charles and Irene Putnam Award for Excellence in Teaching.