Crys Armbrust
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12 April 1940
Biography
Crys Armbrust holds a Ph.D. in Renaissance and 19th century British Literature from the University of South Carolina, where he also taught and served as the founding Assistant Principal of USC’s arts- and humanities-based residential program, Preston College.
His literary research focuses on 17th-and 19th century British literatures, the book trade, and women devotional poets. Published work appears in “The Huntington Library Quarterly,” “Renaissance Papers,” “The George Herbert Quarterly,” “English Language Notes,” and the “The Dictionary of Literary Biography.”
Armbrust has strong collateral interests, too, in music composition, organ performance, choral conducting and art history. He has served as Music Director for numerous Carolina churches, directing choral performances and residencies at the Washington National Cathedral, St. Albans Cathedral, Canterbury Cathedral and St. George’s Chapel, Windsor.
His published work in art history focuses on the civic iconography of German humanist Albrecht Durer. Further, he is researching the use of Masonic iconography by 17th century English caricaturist William Hogarth.
Concurrently, Armbrust serves as the Founder and Executive Director of the Eunice Waymon-Nina Simone Memorial Project (www.ninasimoneproject.org) and as Economic Development Director for the Town of Tryon, North Carolina (www.exploretryon.com).
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==External links==
- www.ninasimoneproject.org
- www.exploretryon.com