Music
Contact
(860) 832-2912
biannitti@ccsu.edu
Office
Herbert D. Welte Hall
209
Or by appointment
Education
Ethnomusicology
Wesleyan University
2019
Music (Vocal Performance)
Wheaton College (Norton, MA)
2015
Areas of Expertise

My primary area of expertise is South Indian Classical dance (Bharatanatyam) and music (Karnatak). My research focuses particularly on how the South Indian performing arts operate within the U.S.A. 

My secondary area of expertise focuses on southern Italian rap and reggae, as well as local Italian-American festivals and performance practices in New England.

Memberships & Affiliations

Member of the Society of Ethnomusicology (SEM) and the International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM)

Courses Taught

MUSC 111: Music of the World's People

MUSC 211: Ethnomusicology

MUSC 100-01: Popular Music & Diversity