Anna Grau Schmidt

Anna Grau Schmidt is a musicologist specializing in the music of medieval France, in particular in the musical expression of female voices. She completed a PhD dissertation on the representation of women in medieval French song and motets at the University of Pennsylvania, and taught music history courses for several years before beginning her current role as music librarian for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In 2022, she published a collection, co-edited with Dr. Lisa Colton, entitled Female Voice Song and Women’s Musical Agency in the Middle Ages. She continues to pursue research on medieval French song and polyphony, as well as on library instruction in the performing arts.