Her compositional interests include taking inspiration from the structures from Greek tragedy alongside musical characterisation and stratification. Her works have also been inspired by techniques used in visual art and Latin American popular music. Emma’s music has been included in concerts and festivals in Mexico, Lithuania and Poland and the University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra premiered her first orchestral work in 2016. She has also worked with professional ensembles including Psappha and the Hebrides Ensemble. Emma’s recent successes include being named as one of the shortlisted composers for the Britten Sinfonia OPUS 2016 composition competition and she is also one of the six composers taking part in the LSO Panufnik Composers Scheme 2017. #characterisation #juxtaposition #greektragedy