Elisabeth Roberts
Musicology
Office: TC 436
Email: erober69@uwo.ca
Originally from upstate New York, Libby is a doctoral candidate in musicology with a collaborative specialization in music cognition. She is a multi-disciplinary scholar, holding degrees in both musicology and composition, as well as over 10 years of professional experience as a solo and collaborative pianist.
Her developing dissertation comprises several interrelated studies about music-evoked autobiographical memory. Using methodology from music theory, social sciences, and behavioral psychology, her work considers how social media mediates the way popular music recordings can help cue (or distort) memories from our pasts.
Comfortable in a variety of scholastic and artistic environments, Libby was named the inaugural staff research assistant for the Budds Center for American Music Studies at the University of Missouri (2019) and subsequently its interim director (2020), completing two publications on behalf of one of her mentors, Dr. Michael J. Budds. Additionally, she has been a guest lecturer at the University of Missouri ("Music as a Behavior," 2020) and for two courses in the OSHER continuing education program (2021). She has served as both private and classroom music instructor to children and adult students in Jackson, Mississippi. Currently, she serves as an executive board member for both the Budds Center for American Music as well as London Ontario's Forest City Gallery.
As a composer and performer, Libby has a developed history with interdisciplinary work. She has previously collaborated on music for dance, performance art, and interactive audience experiences. Most recently she curated a multimedia concert featuring exercise-based musical experiences (2019). She has written commissions for voice, chamber, and instrumental solo artists as well as completed orchestral works premiered by the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (2012-2013) and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (2019).
Libby has earned a BA (emphasis music composition) from Belhaven University, an MM from The University of Missouri, and an MA from the University of Missouri.
Personal Website: www.libbyrobertsmusic.com
