A taste of Emma’s Music
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of the forest
A violin, viola, cello, piano, clarinet piece that explores the feeling of the forest and the fauna that occupies it. The first in a song cycle of three.
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of the ocean
Another violin, viola, cello, piano, clarinet piece that moves slowly as if it is the ocean undisturbed. The second in a song cycle of three.
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of the sky
The climax of the song cycle for violin, viola, cello, piano and clarinet that imitates the wind and other elements of the great big sky.
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Flirting Lessons
A comedic musical theatre piece surrounding two friends (Alto & Baritone) where the girl asks her friend, that is in love with her, how to flirt.
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Somewhere or Other
A groovy vocal jazz piece for SATB and solo with words by Christina Rossetti. There is a solo section if the soloist wishes to improvise.
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call me tw, so i'm not back of the line
A singer songwriter tune written in memory of Emma’s late friend Wyatt Balman, a brilliant guitarist and singer.
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Hester & Dimmesdale
A string quartet piece symbolizing the relationship between Hester & Dimmesdale from the book the Scarlet Letter. It was Emma’s first piece!
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in for three, out for four
A slow moving solo piano piece playing with the unusual time signature 7/8 and making it feel natural not abrupt.
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Take a Deep Breath
A somber musical theatre piece for four females about three different therapy sessions and how to deal with grief and other mental health issues.
Emma’s Senior Composition Recital
Not afraid to do it all
Emma has always loved all genres of music and her senior recital showed that she truly is a jack of all trades when it comes to music. Within her final recital she delivers multiple genres including:
Singer Songwriter
Solo Piano
Vocal Jazz
Musical Theatre
String Quartet
And many more! To watch her recital, (including a surprise performance by Emma herself) click the link to the left!
Emma’s Junior Composition Recital
Make music we can feel
Emma’s junior recital focused on two main collections, her song cycle about nature and her musical she has been writing.
Both groups were meant to make us feel something. Happy, sad, calm, introspective, joyful, all of these are things one can experience when listening to Emma’s junior recital so click the link to the right to watch the recital!
Radio & Podcasts
Following Emma’s theme of “doing it all” she ended up creating her own podcast in 2020 titled “The Emma Podcast” during quarantine where she discussed her special interests in depth. Once exhausting her interests and discussing them with various guests, her “second” season she began redesigning the music that is played in the queues for rides at Disney World.
Taking it to the next level, in 2021 Emma joined Wildcat 91.9 at Kansas State University with her own show where she would curate an hour’s worth of jazz and talk about the music theory and history behind it all. The show ran from fall 2021- spring 2022 and aired every weekday. Shows are catalogued under her podcast.
Some highlights from her time live on the air include, the weekly album spotlight, reviewing the albums up for Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, and interviewing Grammy Award winner Terence Blanchard!
Emma Lansdowne
A Jack Of All Music
An artist that strives to capture music in its purest form. Her understanding stretches across genres to show us a new perspective and keep us on our toes always.
For a more in depth about the artist check out the about page