Kelley Harness

Kelley Harness is Professor of Musicology at the University of Minnesota's School of Music. Her scholarship examines music, politics, and female patronage in early modern Italy, particularly Medici Florence.

Author of the award-winning monograph 'Echoes of Women's Voices: Music, Art, and Female Patronage in Early Modern Florence'. Research combines musical analysis with archival studies and art historical methods.

Recipient of prestigious awards including the American Musicological Society's Pisk Prize. Teaches courses on Renaissance arts, Handel operas, and African/Latin American music.