Born in Liverpool, England, in 1979, Emily spent her formative years learning the cello, playing chess (she was British Junior Girls Chess Champion for 6 years) and composing for local orchestras including The Liverpool Mozart Orchestra. Always torn between parallel interests in science and music, Emily read mathematics and computation at Lincoln College, Oxford University and went on to complete a Masters in Composition with Adam Gorb at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, gaining a double distinction and the Soroptimist International Award for Composers. Recently she completed Doctoral Studies in Composition with John Casken at The University of Manchester, supported by a Victor Sayer Scholarship.