Professor Cabrini is a specialist in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French vocal music and has presented papers at the Society for Seventeenth-Century Music and the Royal Musical Association. His interests include aesthetic, and issues of musical expression intersecting with literature and the visual arts. Prior to joining the Music History faculty at Hunter in 2006, professor Cabrini taught at Haverford College, The University of Oklahoma, Princeton University, and The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.