B.Mus. (Brandon)
M.A. (Alberta)
Ph.D. (Alberta)

Brian Cherwick specializes in east European traditional music, diaspora cultures, ethnic identity, music industry, material culture and oral history. His dissertation focused on the influences of social conditions and popular music on the development of Ukrainian traditional music in western Canada. He is currently researching the ethnic commercial recording industry in Canada. Dr. Cherwick has taught at the University of Alberta and Athabasca University and worked as a researcher for the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village in Alberta and for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. He is also active as a performer, composer and music educator and has appeared in performances and conducted seminars and workshops throughout North America and Europe.