Paul Allen Sommerfeld has been a Reference Specialist in the Music Division of the Library of Congress since 2018. Paul received his B.M. in Music Theory and Composition from Concordia College Moorhead in 2009, a M.A. in Musicology from Penn State University in 2011, and a Ph.D. in Musicology from Duke University in 2017. He is currently finishing his M.S.L.I.S at The Catholic University of America. Paul specializes in film music and fandom studies, and his dissertation focused on the music branding and the creation of meaning within the Star Trek franchise. He remains actively involved in the American Musicological Society, Music and Moving Image, Society for Cinema and Media Studies, and the Music Library Association. In addition to his research in music, Paul is an enthusiastic baker and cook.
Most Recent Posts
- Manuscripts, Books, and Recordings, Oh My!: The Music Division Celebrates the National Book Festival September 23rd, 2020
- New Research Guide Highlights the Music Division’s Beethoven Collections September 16th, 2020
- By the Sea September 5th, 2020
- Flashpoints: An American History Tour August 27th, 2020
- Let’s Get Away From It All: Natural Wonders August 13th, 2020
- Gilbert & Sullivan’s American Ally August 5th, 2020
- Music in Time of Pestilence, Part Two July 30th, 2020
- Leichtentritt: From Nazi Germany to the Nation’s Capital July 28th, 2020
- My Year with the Seeger Family: Musicology, Dissonant Counterpoint, and Folk Music—The Seeger Family’s Lasting Legacy July 24th, 2020
- Music in Time of Pestilence, Part One July 8th, 2020