John Cuciurean, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Music Theory. Prior to his appointment at Western, he was on faculty at Arizona State University and Florida International University. Dr. Cuciurean received his Ph.D.  in music theory from the University at Buffalo, and holds B. Mus. and B. Eng. degrees from McMaster University, as well as an A.R.C.T. in guitar performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music

Dr. Cuciurean has presented papers on a variety of research topics at regional, national, and international conferences and his research has been published in a variety of journals and scholarly essay collections. He also served as a guest co-editor (with Mike Searby) for a special issue of Contemporary Music Review on the late music György Ligeti.

Current work includes a monograph-length study of Ligeti’s middle- and late-period music based on extant sketch materials housed at the Paul Sacher Stiftung which were extensively examined during a recent sabbatical leave — research that was made possible through generous support from the Paul Sacher Stiftung and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.