Alyson McLamore

Alyson McLamore

Professor, Music History

Alyson McLamore holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, Single-Subject teaching credential, Master of Arts degree and Ph.D. from UCLA. She is a specialist in music of the early Classic Period, including a study of 18th-century symphonic music in London, funded by a grant from the Fulbright Commission. She serves as treasurer for the Mozart Society of America. Publications include a musical theater textbook; studies of concert-presenting musical prodigies — contemporaries of Mozart — who were sons of the cofounder of Methodism, Charles Wesley; evaluation of 18th-century “nautical-themed” music and its impact on British national identity; a 61-volume edition of 18th-century symphonies; resource guides for the U.S. Academic Decathlon; program notes and pre-concert talks for the Festival, the San Luis Obispo Symphony, and the San Luis Obispo Master Chorale. She is a member of the San Luis Obispo Horn Club.