Michael Thomas Roeder is a professor at the University of Alberta, where he recently received the A. C. Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. His articles have appeared in the Canadian Association of University Schools of Music Journal and The Music Review. He has written and spoken extensively on the concerto, specifically on the baroque concerto, Alban Berg's Violin Concerto, the keyboard concertos of J. C. Bach and Mozart, and the influence of jazz on concert music. Dr. Roeder lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.