Kate Winkle Keller

Kitty Keller died on December 11, 2018. She was the executive director of the Society for American Music, as well as a founding member and research director of the Colonial Music Institute. She helped develop and create commentary for the Isaiah Thomas Broadside Ballads Project for the American Antiquarian Society, where she also served on the Council. Keller was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 by the Society for American Music and received an honorary membership to the Country Dance and Song Society in 1993. Her historical works showcased her passion for recovering, understanding, and educating others about early music and dance in America, especially Dance and Its Music in America, 1528–1789 (2007).