Biography:

Jack Boss is an academic expert in music composition, theory and analysis. Jack is interested in the ways listeners can make sense of music that is difficult and dissonant. His research focuses on the coherence of music in the 20^th century and how to understand dissonant music as an outgrowth of older musical traditions. Jack can speak about the relevancy of classical music and on finding an audience for 20^th century classical music. His book "Schoenberg's Twelve-Tone Music: Symmetry and the Musical Idea," won the 2015 Wallace Berry Award, the top national book award for music theory and analysis.

Recent Media:

• Eugene Music professor wins prestigious book award (Oregon Public Broadcasting, Nov. 17, 2015)
• Music professor Jack Boss wins Wallace Berry Award (OregonNews, Nov. 17, 2015)
• Review of Jack Boss, Schoenberg’s Twelve-Tone Music: Symmetry and the Musical Idea (Music Theory Online, December 2015)