Biography

Born and raised in a Korean-American family in Denver, Natalie Hodges has performed as a classical violinist throughout Colorado and in New York, Boston, Paris, and the Italian Piedmont, as well as at the Aspen Music Festival and the Stowe Tango Music Festival. She graduated from Harvard University and writes about music, science, racial politics and cultural assimilation, and Korean and Korean-American history. Her first book, Uncommon Measure: A Journey Through Music, Performance, and the Science of Time, was published by Bellevue Literary Press and was longlisted for the 2022 National Book Award.