Emily has been singing since grade 4, when she started lessons with the esteemed Caroline Harder at the Chilliwack Academy of Music. While studying with Caroline Harder, she represented Chilliwack at the Provincial Festival of The Performing Arts two times, and won several awards in the Chilliwack Lions Club Music & Dance Festival.

Since graduating from High School, she has studied at Rosebud School of the Arts with Tim Mallandaine (founder of the Alberta Arts Advocacy Association) and Bill Hamm.

Emily has also been involved with several choirs; including TWU’s Chamber Choir (2001) where she had the opportunity to sing at the Orpheum with the CBC Radio orchestra in Verdi’s Requiem and at The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts as part of a select four students from the choral program.

In her spare time, Emily sings, acts and directs for the Chilliwack Players Guild and is the founding member of Bootstrap Theatre, an offshoot of the Guild. Emily is also part of Midnight Sun, a local a capella group.