Although almost forgotten today, Ina Lohr played a significant role in
Basel's 20th-century musical world. In 1930, she became Paul Sacher's
musical assistant, helping in the preparations for performances of the
Basel Chamber Orchestra, of which he was the director. Just three years
later, she was one of the courageous pioneers who under the direction of
Paul Sacher founded the now internationally renowned Schola Cantorum
Basiliensis. As Ina Lohr was instrumental in creating its program, her
work indirectly had an enormous impact on the Early Music Movement.
Through her biography, we learn to see Early Music within the complex
cultural and religious matrix of her time, forcing ourselves to
transcend our own boundaries to understand her life.