Dominic Giardino is a New York City–based arts administrator, public historian, and historical clarinetist. He is Executive Director of Gotham Early Music Scene, Inc., teaches historical clarinets at the University of North Texas, and performs throughout North America. Recent performance highlights include appearances with the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, the Oregon Bach Festival Period Orchestra, and the Smithsonian Academy Orchestra. As a researcher, his work examines European military cultures and their influence on music in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world, a subject he also explores with his ensemble, Music of the Regiment. He studied at the Eastman School of Music and the Royal Conservatory of The Hague as a Fulbright grantee.