Jayda Maret

Jayda Maret is a third-year master's student pursuing concurrent degrees in Musicology and Voice Performance with a specialization in Historical Performance Practice. She is from Austin, Texas, and she graduated from the University of North Texas with a BM in Voice Performance in 2022. As a performer, Jayda enjoys singing early music, especially medieval secular songs, lute songs, and Baroque opera, as well as art songs and new music. Her current research focuses on the sociopolitical functions of contrafactum in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Europe. In both academic and performance settings, she is committed to supporting accessibility in the arts and contributing to musical communities.