This study day, ' Alessandro Scarlatti and His Time' , offered a broad and innovative look at current research on the composer and his musical environment on the tercentenary of his death.Over the course of two sessions, scholars and practitioners presented work that revealed the diversity of approaches being applied to the study of Scarlatti, from archival discoveries and biographical investigations to issues of performance practice, transmission and reception both within and beyond Italy.In what follows I highlight the main topics, fresh perspectives and distinctive features addressed by each speaker.The day opened with institutional greetings from Aurelio Zarrelli, Director of the Conservatorio Giovan Battista Martini in Bologna.He reminded attendees that events like this foster essential dialogue amongst scholars and performers and invigorate the field through interdisciplinary collaboration.The study day was part of an Erasmus+ Intensive Blended Programme, a rather new way of integrating student and staff mobility on specific topics that deal with European institutions.Masterclasses, museum visits, workshops and performances by students and staff of the Conservatorio constituted the ecosystem in which the talks of the day flourished.The partners were the Conservatorio G. B. Martini, the Instituto Politcnico de Castelo Branco, the Akademia Muzyczna im.Krzysztofa Pendereckiego in Krakow, the Akademia Muzyczna im
Massimiliano Guido (Sun,) studied this question.