Emily White teaches early and modern trombone
at RWCMD. She is also professor of sackbut at The Guildhall School
of Music and Drama, trombone teacher at Wells Cathedral School and
Co-Directs the Huntly Summer School which she co- founded in 2010.
She was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in the 2016
honours and became an affiliated solo artist to Conn-Selmer in the
same year. Emily is a member of In Echo the ‘crack new British
Ensemble’ (The Observer) who's debut disc Music in a Cold
Climate in 2018 was Editor’s Choice in Early Music
Today. Emily is also a member of The English Cornette and
Sackbut Ensemble (ECSE) and they have two Gramophone award winners
and a Diapason D’Or in their extensive discography. ECSE play
internationally, performed their BBC Proms debut in 2013, and are
especially known for their collaboration with voices such as I
Fagiolini in The Striggio Mass in 40 Parts and Alamire in
The Spy’s Choirbook - voted Best Classical CD of 2014 in
The Times, and winner of the Gramophone Early Music Award.
Emily also plays baroque violin and studied
with Rachel Podger and Walter Reiter. She freelances with groups
such as Canzona, I Fagiolini and Music for Awhile. She
performed Scylla and Charibdis - A Concerto in the Fantastic Style’
written for her by Rachel Stott in Redland, Los Angeles in June
2017. She plays fiddle in The Brewery Band who gave their debut
recital in the Classical Transmissions series 2018 and will be
performing in the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Emily is a member
of Pandora’s Box, the contemporary trio with John Kenny and Miguel
Tantos-Sevillano who have given recitals across Spain, Portugal,
Ireland and USA, were Artists in Residence at the 2016 Cumnock
Tryst and were guest artists at the 2017 International Trombone
Festival in California. She recorded the Secret House, Solo Sonata
for female trombone written for her by John Kenny and it was
released on disc, Secret House in 2017 alongside duets written for
her and Kenny. Emily studied trombone and violin at The Royal
Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Trinity
Laban, and is very appreciative of the inspiration and ideas she
has received from teachers, students and colleagues alike.