John Whenham

Who is John Whenham?

John Whenham is an English musicologist and academic who specializes in early Italian baroque music. He earned both a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music from the University of Nottingham, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Oxford. He is a leading expert on the life and works of Claudio Monteverdi, and is the author of the books Duet and Dialogue in the Age of Monteverdi Monteverdi, 'Orfeo', Monteverdi, Vespers, and The Cambridge Companion to Monteverdi. For five years he was co-editor of the journal Music & Letters. He currently serves on the board of the Birmingham Early Music Festival and is head of the music history department at the University of Birmingham.