Emma Theresa

Composer 

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Reflections: For Piano Solo

A folio collection curated by the composer which features all 9 tracks from her album Reflections. Available on Amazon.ca.

Brantford Expositor: Young composer's work to be performed at Arcady concert

Emma Verdonk is excited to have one of her musical compositions performed by the Arcady Ensemble next month. The 23-year-old Brant County resident graduated last April from the....

Reflection: Piano Album

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Featured Works

Can You Count the Stars? (Live Performance)

Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him...

Aldebaran for Viola and Piano (Live Performance)

My grandmother, Adriana Verdonk-Romijn, was born in 1923, on a ship that was first named Baronie then Spes Salutes. Her family lived on the ship which they used to transport cargo in and around the Netherlands. During...

Zonlicht (Live Performance)

Translated to English from Dutch, zonlicht means sunlight. Quite simply, this was the inspiration for my piece. It begins very quietly, very subtly, and slowly grows. Violin I presents bird-like motifs that are sparse at first, but then lengthen and become more frequent....

The Lord is My Shepherd (Live Performance)

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk...


Biography

Emma Theresa is a composer and vocalist from Brantford, ON. She holds her Bachelor of Music in Community Music (’20) from Wilfrid Laurier University and her Masters in Music Composition from Western University (’22). She has written music for the Laurier Symphony Orchestra, the Penderecki String Quartet, Arcady Ensemble, and various chamber ensembles. Her catalogue includes over 200 children’s songs that she has arranged and composed for...

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