was born and raised on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, beginning studies in Classical piano at age 15 after being primarily self-taught. She studied with Bruce Vogt at the University of Victoria School of Music where she earned her Bachelor of Music in 2012 and her Masters in Piano Performance in 2017. She is an active performer, accompanist, piano teacher, and composer who has represented the Cowichan Valley at the B.C. Performing Arts Festival and performed with the Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra. In 2016 she performed as a finalist in the UVic Concerto Competition with mezzo-soprano Kelsey Wheatley and the UVic orchestra.

In 2019 Emily’s original composition Stories from Yugoslavia: Reflections on Canadian Peacekeeping was featured as a segment on CBC radio during Remembrance Day week. The suite for solo piano was inspired by interviews of Canadian peacekeeping veterans who served overseas during the Balkans War. Her other original compositions for students: Vimy Ridge, Peacekeeper, and M4 Sherman, were performed in 2019 at Canada Music Week as part of the Cowichan Valley Music Teachers Association student concert.

In 2021 Emily created the Music for Veterans Project; a commemorative project that aims to honour past and present Canadian Armed Forces members through original music composition. The project was featured on CBC National News and has since provided multiple performance and learning opportunities for her piano students across Canada. An article and video in French describing the Music for Veterans Project can be found here.

Emily welcomes students of all ages and abilities to discover their own artistic voice through music, performing, and composing.