K. Dawn Grapes is an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University where she teaches music history and research. She holds a Ph.D. in Historical Musicology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her areas of research interest include the music of Early Modern England, music and theology, and music history pedagogy. She has presented papers at national conferences of The College Music Society and the National Flute Association. International conferences appearances include the Translation and Music conference at the University of Cardiff, Wales and the North American British Musical Studies bi-ennial conference.

Dr. Grapes currently serves as a board member of the North American British Music Studies Association and was 2014–2015 president of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Musicological Society. She is a former board member of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of The College Music Society and former National Student Advisory Council representative. She is also a professional flutist along Colorado’s Front Range.