About the Founder | LiederNet

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Over 10,000 pages will benefit from this improvement. It should especially benefit those of you who need accurate texts for concert programs and CD booklets. </p> <p style="padding-bottom:0.5em; text-wrap:balance;">I'm excited to share this new feature with all of you and hope that it enhances your experience on the LiederNet Archive. 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When she isn't programming or doing research for the Archive, she enjoys spending time with family, studying languages, reading, and playing violin with other amateur musicians in the Toronto area. </p> <p>Highlights of her professional and educational background can be found on her <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilyezust/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> page. </p> </div> </section>  </div>  </main>   <aside id="after-the-content"> <div id="donations-card" class="donations-card"> <div class="donations-title">Gentle Reminder</div> <p> This website began in 1995 as a personal project by Emily Ezust, who has been working on it full-time without a salary since 2008. Our research has never had any government or institutional funding, so if you found the information here useful, please consider making a donation. 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