Adam Rizzo
Adam is currently a doctoral student of music theory and history at the University of Connecticut. From the fall of 2022 through spring of 2026, Adam worked as a graduate assistant and instructor of record teaching a variety of music theory courses to undergraduate students.
Adam holds a Master of Music in Music Theory and a Bachelor of Music with a double major in Music Performance and Music Theory from the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University in Philadelphia. Adam’s research interests include Ludomusicology (specifically video game music) and narrative theory.
He has presented work at a variety of conferences across the country including: the 2023 North American Conference on Video Game Music, The College Music Society’s 2025 National Conference, and interest group meetings at national conferences of the Society for Music Theory and American Musicological Society.
Adam plays English horn, oboe and piano. During his time at Temple Adam studied oboe with Jonathan Blumenfeld, and English horn with Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia; both are active full members of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Throughout his time at UCONN, Adam played a variety of period instruments as a member of UCONN’s Collegium Musicum; which included: recorder, shawm, and crumhorn. During his senior year of high school (Class of 2016) at Quakertown Community School District,
Adam had the distinction of being selected to perform as part of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) All-National Orchestra.