For many years the Artistic Director of MusicVenezia, Roberta Reeder, has had an academic career, teaching and publishing works on cultural history, and also had a career as Artistic Director of ETC., a cultural association in Cambridge, Massachusetts, organizing festivals of the arts, concerts, art exhibitions and cultural symposiums. ETC often organized events in collaboration with Harvard University, where Dr. Reeder taught and did research. She now lives in Venice and teaches at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory and is also Artistic Director of MusicaVenezia. She founded this group to promote Venetian music and culture.