Helen Gebhart is a PhD candidate in the SNSF-funded project The Night Side of Music. Towards a New Historiography of Musicking in Europe, 1500–1800. She  holds a master’s degree in Musicology and Anglophone Literature. Following her studies in Basel and Vienna, she worked as managing director for the Swiss Musicological Society and as journal manager for the Swiss Journal of Musicology. Her previous positions include roles at the Paul Sacher Foundation, the Gstaad Menuhin Festival, Gare du Nord (as director’s assistant), and the University of Basel (as a tutor). As a music critic and author, Helen has contributed to bz Basel, Schweizer Musikzeitung, Mizmorim Chamber Music Festival, and Kammerorchester Basel. Her research interests include nocturnal music of the early modern era, music during and between the world wars, and music criticism.

Helen is a member of the vocal ensemble Les Voix Basel and enjoys playing the violin.