About us

Research has always been a key element of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis since it was explicitly founded as an “Institute for Teaching and Research in the Field of Early Music” in 1933.

Today the Research Department consists of permanent staff members, supported by colleagues from the teaching staff, and of research fellows of the projects. An important aim is to connect our research with current issues related to historical performance practice and thus to inform teaching at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis as well as to interact with the international community of musicology. These efforts are documented by numerous research projects and cooperations and are also aided by the scientific advisory board of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.

Agnese Pavanello

Agnese Pavanello


Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
Dozentin für Musikgeschichte
Betreuung und Herausgabe Publikationen
Leiterin SNF-Forschungsprojekt «Polifonia sforzesca»
Leiterin SNF-Forschungsprojekt «Motet cycles database»

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Agnese Pavanello studied musicology at the universities of Pavia, Regensburg, Freiburg im Br., and Basel, and at the university of Fribourg, where she was awarded a Ph.D. in musicology. After working as a musicological assistant at the universities of Salzburg and Vienna (Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst) and publishing articles, editions of instrumental music (Corelli, Tartini, Locatelli, Bonporti) and a book about Roman ‘concerti grossi’, she has been a member of staff for the Gaspar van Weerbeke Edition and editor of Gaspar van Weerbeke’s masses and motets. Since 2012 she is working in the Research Department of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel (Musik-Akademie Basel / Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz) with teaching and research assignments.

Research project

Supported by the Maja Sacher Foundation