I am a teacher, conductor and musicologist, having recently completed a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of California, Davis, with a dissertation entitled, Against the Grain: Modernism and the American Art Song, 1900 to 1950.  This work examines trends in the composition, performance, and reception of American art songs during this period.

I taught at Loretto High School in Sacramento until it closed, and am now a freelance graphic and web designer, as well as a church musician at the Lutheran Church of the Incarnation in Davis.

Feel free to browse my web site at your leisure.  I have included a biography, a résumé, and a link to some information regarding my dissertation.  I also have a page containing links to some of my favorite web sites.  If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or greetings, just click on my picture, above, or email me at Amlien@LienHome.net.  Enjoy your visit!

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