Dorottya Fabian is Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities and Professor of Music at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, where she has been lecturing since the early 1990s. She investigates the history and aesthetics of western classical music performance as evidenced in sound recordings and written documents. Her publications include two monographs on the early music movement and historical performance practice in J.S. Bach’s music, over 30 academic papers, and an edited volume on expressiveness in music performance.

John Napier is Senior Lecturer in Musicology at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. His research focuses on classical and folk traditions of India, and includes They Sing the Wedding of God, a monograph on mendicant musicians in Rajasthan. His performance activity includes substantial work with South Asian musicians and dancers, and also informs his research.