Michael Bennett is a PhD candidate in Music History at the University of Washington, where his primary research interest is American music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, particularly musical theatre, opera, choral music, minimalism, and post-minimalism. His scholarly work has been accepted for presentation at the American Musicological Society, College Music Society (Pacific Northwest), StageStruck!, and Song, Stage, and Screen, as well as graduate student conferences at the University of British Columbia, Boston University, Rider University, and Westminster Choir College.
An avid choral performer, conductor, music director for musical theatre, composer, and educator, Michael enjoys a wide variety of repertoire and styles. In the Seattle area, he has performed with UW's...