Annette Bauer, a native of Germany, studied medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, Switzerland, specializing in recorder techniques with Conrad Steinmann. In June 2004, Annette completed her MA in music at the University of California in Santa Cruz with a focus on the performance of classical North Indian music on sarode, a stringed instrument. She continues her studies in Indian music at the Ali Akbar College of Music.

Annette performs with Istanpitta Early Music Ensemble, Musica Illuminata, and with the Brazilian percussion ensemble Bateria Lucha. She has appeared as a recorder soloist at the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival and the Carmel Bach Festival, and has served as recorder faculty for San Francisco Early Music Society summer workshops since 2005.

Annette regularly conducts recorder workshops and classes in medieval notation in the Bay Area, and currently also co-directs a K-6 music program at a school in Oakland, CA.