Lauren Ganger graduated summa cum laude from Mercyhurst University in 2020 with a B.A. in English and music (voice) and a minor in philosophy. Upon graduation, she was the Arts recipient of the President’s Award for Excellence in the Hafenmaier College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences. She also holds an M.A. in musicology from Eastman. Lauren served as the Arts & Entertainment editor of the Merciad, Mercyhurst’s student-run newspaper, in her junior and senior years. As a performer, she has sung the role of the First Lady in The Magic Flute, Micaëla in Carmen, and the Countess Ceprano in Rigoletto with Mercyhurst University D’Angelo Opera Theatre, and she sang the soprano solo in Vivaldi’s Gloria with the Mercyhurst Concert Choir and Civic Orchestra. She is a two-time winner of the Mercyhurst University P. Barry McAndrew Essay Contest and received an Honorable Mention in the British and World Literature category at the Sigma Tau Delta international conference. Her research interests include intertextuality between literature and music, musical adaptations of literature, and the portrayal of music in literature.

lganger@u.rochester.edu