About Emma

London-based horn player, recent graduate from Royal College of Music.

French Horn

London

Public liability insurance of £10 million

Emma has an undergraduate and postgraduate degree from the Royal College of Music, from which she graduated from in 2022. While there, she was the recipient of the Michael Quinn Award and an RCM Foundation and Douglas & Hilda Simmonds Scholar. She has been taught by Simon Rayner, Nigel Black, Kira Doherty, Tim Jones, Jeff Bryant, John Thurgood, John Ryan, Roger Montgomery, and David Bentley. She has a particular love of orchestral low horn playing, and has played with orchestras such as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Berlin Metropolitan Orchestra, as well as performing as a soloist for Scherzo Ensemble. She has also performed under reknowned conductors such as Bernard Haitink, Vasily Petrenko, John Wilson and Antonio Pappano. In her spare time, Emma is a brass teacher for Enfield Music Service, a member of all-female horn octet Cor8, and activies and dementia coordinator at a care home, having cared for her Grandmother for many years.

Musicianship

Genres:

Christmas, Contemporary Christian, Military, Traditional church music, Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Early music, Fanfare, Film / TV music, Medieval music, Musical theatre, Opera, Renaissance, Electronic, Ambient, Breakbeat, Deep house, Drum 'n' Bass, Dubstep, EDM, Electro-Swing, Electronica, Garage, House, IDM, Ibiza club, Industrial, Jungle, Techno, Triphop, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Folk, Bluegrass, Ceilidh, Country, Folk rock, Irish rock, Rockabilly, Traditional English folk, Traditional Irish folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Welsh folk, Jazz, Blues, Cabaret, Dixieland, Gypsy jazz, Jazz fusion, Latin jazz, Modern jazz, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Ragtime, Swing, Barbershop, Gospel, Avant garde, Easy listening, Experimental, Light music, Marching, Noise music, Originals, Pop, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Americana, Covers, Disco, Funk, Funk rock, Hip Hop, Karaoke, Motown, R&B, Soul, Top 40, Tribute, Vintage, Rock, Alternative rock, Britpop, Classic rock, Glam rock, Hard rock, Hardcore, Heavy metal, Indie, Pop rock, Post rock, Power rock, Progressive rock, Punk rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Synth rock, World music, African music, Afrobeat, Arabic, Argentinian, Armenian, Asian music, Australian music, Balkan, Bavarian oompah, Bollywood, Bossa nova, Brazilian music, Calypso, Caribbean music, Choro, Cuban music, Cumbia, Flamenco, French music, German music, Greek music, Hawaiian music, Indian music, Italian music, Jewish music, Klezmer, Latin, Mariachi, Merengue, Polish music, Polka, Polynesian music, Reggae, Russian music, Salsa, Samba, Scottish music, Ska, Skiffle, Spanish music, Tango

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Instruments:

French Horn, Piano

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Event types:

Concert, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Community music worker, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Fluent sight-reader, Arranger, Transcription, Accompanist

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