Robert L. Kendrick (born 1957) is an American musicologist. He serves as the Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. 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.
He also sits on the advisory board of Women's Philharmonic Advocacy, a non-profit organization that promotes equity for women composers.
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