Music and Architecture in Renaissance Venice

Prof. Howard’s lecture considers the acoustical needs of various composers and performers in the architectural spaces of Renaissance Venice. Her important research explores the performance possibilities in the various churches and concert venues of Venice and the way in which music written for those spaces may have sounded to different audiences. Prof. Howard is Professor of Architectural History in the Faculty of Architecture and History of Art and a Fellow of St. John”s College, Cambridge. She has published numerous books on the art and architecture of Venice and the Veneto.