Elizabeth L. Keathley researches the nexus of gender and modernity in 20th- and 21st-century music cultures. She has published in journals and collections in Europe and the U.S. on topics including Schoenberg's Erwartung; modernist women performers and patrons; Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti; and Eminem's "murder ballads." She teaches Music History and Women's and Gender Studies at UNCG.
Marilyn L. McCoy, a specialist in the music of Gustav Mahler, is a popular pre-concert lecturer who has spoken at many venues, including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Disney Hall, and Boston's Symphony Hall. Her joint podcast with Aaron Cohen of New York Public Radio, "Embracing Everything: The World of Gustav Mahler," debuts in 2019. She teaches music history at Columbia University and Barnard College.