Emily is a professional cellist living in Salem Oregon. She is available to travel for coaching and performances in the pacific northwest. Private lessons are taught in her home in northeast salem, or virtually on Zoom. Students ages six to adult, all levels are welcome (no previous music experience is required).
Emily began playing piano at the age of 7, and then began cello at the age of 8. She has lived and studied in Dallas, Germany, New York, Seattle, and Boise. She attended Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington and earned a Cello Performance degree in 2012.
In 2013 Emily moved to Boise, Idaho. Then in late 2019 she moved to Salem, Oregon.
Unrelated personal interests include trapeze and aerial arts, hiking with her two senior dogs, and reading fiction with a cup of hot tea.
Education
Bachelor's of Fine Arts, Cello Performance - Central Washington University
Private Teachers - John Michel in Ellensburg, WA; Cassia Harvey in Philadelphia, PA; Miriam Shames in Seattle, WA; Ella Toovy in New York City, NY; Herr Stengel in Wurzburg, Germany
Awards and Honors
Featured Soloist and Principal Cellist for Serenata Orchestra - Boise, ID 2016 to 2019
Judge for Idaho Solo and Ensemble Competition -Boise, ID 2017
Maestro Award for Outstanding Instrumentalists - Anaheim, CA, 2008
Creative Writing Award - West Point Military School, NY, 2006
Notable Solo Pieces Performed
Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33
Kabalevsky - Cello Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.49
Boccherini - Cello Concerto No.9 in Bb Major, G.482
Brahms - Cello Sonata No.1 in E minor, Op.38
Grieg - Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36
Chopin - Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.65
Mendelssohn - Cello Sonata No.1 in B flat Major, Op.45
Bach - Cello Suites 1 through 5
Emily plays on a Stradivarius B model cello, crafted by Reinhold Schnabl in 2000 in Bubenreuth, Germany. She uses a Bausch bow of the same year.