Gerard Spicer

Gerard Spicer is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate at the University of Florida whose research interests include Cold War cultural diplomacy, global perspectives on U.S.-mediated diplomacy, American orchestras, and digital humanities methods.

Gerard’s dissertation research focuses on the New York Philharmonic’s 1958 Latin America Tour, a cultural diplomacy tour under the auspices of the U.S. State Department, and Brazilian perspectives on U.S. soft power in Latin America during the Cold War. Gerard previously served as adjunct professor of saxophone at the University of Florida for the 2018-2019 academic year and regularly performs with regional orchestras in Florida. Gerard holds degrees from the University of Florida and the University of Western Ontario where he studied saxophone with Jonathan Helton and Barry Usher.