Tanya Merchant
| Title | Assistant Professor |
| Division | Arts Division |
| Department | Music Department |
| Affiliations | Humanities Division, Feminist Studies Department |
| Phone | 831-459-5762 |
| Office | Music Center 286 |
| Office Hours | Wednesday, 1:30-4:30 p.m. |
| Campus Mail Stop | Music Center |
Research Interests
With a geographical focus on Central Asia and the former Soviet Union, she has conducted fieldwork in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Russia. She is an avid performer on both the Uzbek dutar and the baroque bassoon, and has given concerts with ensembles in the U.S., England, and Uzbekistan. Her recent publications include articles on Uzbek popular, folk, and traditional musics, which appear in journals such as Cahiers de Musiques Traditionnelles, and Image and Narrative.Biography, Education and Training
B.M., Peabody Conservatory, Institute of the Johns Hopkins UniversityM.Mus., Goldsmiths College, University of London
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
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