Robert L. Kendrick OMRI (born 1957)[2] is an American musicologist. He serves as the Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago.[3] In 2019 Kendrick was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 5th class (Knight) for his work in researching sacred Italian music from the Renaissance and Baroque eras.[4]
Robert L. Kendrick | |
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| Born | Robert L. Kendrick 1957 (age 66–67) |
| Spouse | Lucia Marchi[1] |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania (BA) New York University (MA, PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
He also sits on the advisory board of Women's Philharmonic Advocacy, a non-profit organization that promotes equity for women composers.[5]
Publications
Selected works by Robert L. Kendrick:
- Fruits of the Cross: Passiontide Music Theater in Habsburg Vienna, 2018
- Singing Jeremiah: Music and Meaning in Holy Week, 2014
- The Sounds of Milan, 1585-1650, 2002
- Celestial Sirens: Nuns and Their Music in Early Milan, 1996