EDWARD D. LATHAM was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, and attended Phillips Academy and Yale University, where he received his PhD in 2000. He has lived and worked in New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Minnesota, and is currently assistant professor of music theory at Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance in Philadelphia, where he was the recipient of the 2007 Teaching Academy Award for excellence in teaching. In addition to teaching and writing about music, Dr. Latham is active as a professional singer and church musician.