Born in 1955 in Rheinberg, Germany, and raised in Westphalia, Eva-Maria Houben’s musical career commenced at the age of 12 when she began playing organ in Sunday services at the church where her father worked as a presbyter. Subsequently working as a teacher at both school and university level, she has written numerous books of music, including The Abolition of Time: Thoughts on the utopia of unlimited presence in music of the 20th century (1992) and studies of composers from Schubert, Bruckner, and Berlioz to Vinko Glokobar and Hans-Joachim Hespos.
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