On 18-19 June scholars from the fields of ethnomusicology and the history of music will gather in Venice with the principal objective of comparing their experiences in studying the concept of perfor- mance in Western art music and oral-tradition music. Coordinated by Gianmario Borio and Giovanni Giuriati, the seminar has been jointly organised by the Institute of Music and the Intercultural Institute for Comparative Music Studies and will enjoy the collaboration of the AHRC Research Centre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice, directed by John Rink from the University of Cambridge. Ethnomusi- cology aspects will be addressed by Francesco Giannattasio and Regula Qureshi, while historical musicology issues will be tackled by John Rink and Ingrid Pustijanac.