Dr. David Z. Kushner, professor emeritus of musicology at the University of Florida, is the author of Ernest Bloch: A Guide to Research, The Ernest Bloch Companion, and numerous articles in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Amerigrove, The International Dictionary of Opera, American Music, American Music Teacher, Journal of Musicological Research, Min-Ad, and College Music Symposium. He has lectured and performed in eastern and western Europe, Canada, Australia, Kenya, and Israel -- where he was a visiting professor of musicology at Hebrew University. Dr. Kushner's biography is included in The International Who's Who in Music, Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who in America.