Charles Edward McGuire
Writer
Charles Edward McGuire, Professor of Musicology at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, studies Elgar, Vaughan Williams, the British music festival, and the intersection of choral singing and moral reform movements. His publications include Music and Victorian Philanthropy: The Tonic Sol-fa Movement (Cambridge University Press, 2009), Elgar’s Oratorios: The Creation of an Epic Narrative (Ashgate, 2002) and The Historical Dictionary of English Music (Scarecrow, 2011; co-authored with Oberlin colleague Professor Steven Plank). He is also the editor of European Musical Competitions, 1700-1940: History, Context and Meanings (Brepols, 2025).
