Soprano Martha Cowan is active as a musician in concert, film, and recording throughout the Los Angeles area, and she has prepared, produced, and performed programs at home and abroad, from Beethoven in Bonn to Bach in Carmel, California. A specialist in early music, with an abiding interest in 17th-century repertoire, she also enjoys the challenge of singing contemporary works with their composers present, as she has with, among others, Boulez, Ligeti, Adams, and Zaimont.