A California native, Emma Tucker (b. 2001) is a composer and oboist. “Like an impressive machine”, her music combines spectral harmony with a synesthetic relationship between color and sound. Her musical influences range from Renaissance music and French impressionism to 21st century microtonal landscapes and just intonation. Her music is also aesthetically inspired by visual art and natural science, and is formally constructed primarily by creating shifts in harmony and timbre. Emma has worked with esteemed groups such as Ensemble Modern, Bergamot Quartet, Ensemble Linea, International Contemporary Ensemble, Brightwork NewMusic, and LIGAMENT.

Most recently, her music has been performed internationally at the International Young Composers Academy in Ticino, Switzerland, Perle Studios in the Netherlands, and the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague. Her works have also been performed throughout the United States at New Music on the Point (VT), The Mostly Modern Festival (NY), the Polyaspora Festival (Washington DC), and the Impulse New Music Festival (CA).

Emma is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts in music composition at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University in the studio of Felipe Lara, from which she has also earned her Master’s of Music in the studios of Oscar Bettison and Eric Wubbels. Following her graduation from her master’s program, Emma received the Gustav Klemm Award in composition. Emma also holds Bachelor’s degrees in music composition and oboe performance from Chapman University where she studied with Jeffrey Holmes, Sean Heim, Vera Ivanova, and Ted Sugata. Her music is registered with ASCAP, and her works are self-published.