Martha McGaughey was for many years a member of the Paris-based Five Centuries Ensemble, known for its performances of both early and contemporary music. She has collaborated with the British viol consort, Phantasm, in several concerts and a CD of the consort music of William Byrd. She has recorded for the Fonit Cetra and Erato labels in Italy and France, as well as for EMI. Since 1986 she has been on the faculty at Mannes, where she teaches viola da gamba, chamber music, and English Composition. She has twice been a Regents’ Lecturer at the University of California, San Diego.