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Lyn, how did your interest in women’s music begin? I needed a topic for my DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts) and my husband suggested women composers. Brilliant! No one would have any knowledge of the topic, so I could avoid the competition of a well-researched area. Once finished I submitted an article to a major musicology journal and was told that my topic was “amusing but not research. Try Beethoven”. What about women’s compositions for the church? Why does that matter? “He’s

Picture credit Vivienne Sarky Anita, what inspired you to start learning the organ, and what support and guidance did you receive? Aged 14, I was thrown onto the Hammond drawbar organ at my mum’s church when another organist failed to show up one day. Mum’s church didn’t have a resident organist or choral tradition, so I was ignorant of Anglican church music culture and other opportunities until a local vicar helped me gain lessons through an RSCM scholarship scheme. A chance

What is your typical working week? Unlike many Spotlight respondents, I am not a full-time musician: I am a chartered accountant, working...