Who I Am

Emily Elmore is in her second year pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Flute Performance, with a Minor in Music Theory, at the University of Georgia, Hugh Hodgson School of Music, where she studies under Professor Angela Jones-Reus. She has served as Principal Flutist of both the UGA Symphony Orchestra and the Hodgson Wind Ensemble, and as a member of the UGA Contemporary Chamber Ensemble. As a performer, Emily’s highlights include performing Carmen Fantasie as a soloist with the UGA Symphony Orchestra as a winner of the UGA Concerto Competition, playing with the Chattanooga Symphony as a substitute flutist, and performing in the national conferences of the National Flute Association and the College Band Directors National Association. Her playing has received regional and national honors, as a prize-winner, finalist, or first-alternate in competitions by the National Flute Association, the Atlanta Flute Club, and the Florida Flute Association. Emily has performed in several music festivals, including the Brevard Music Center, the MasterWorks Festival, and Chamber Music Athens, and has performed in masterclasses for renowned flutists such as Jim Walker, Bonita Boyd, Christina Smith, Karl-Heinz Schütz, Lorna McGhee, Mark Sparks, William Bennett, Demarre McGill, Daniel Dorff, Jessica Sindell, Mimi Stillman, and Brandon Patrick George. Emily is an active and passionate educator, as she teaches flute privately, in public schools throughout Georgia, and on the faculties of both the UGA Community Music School and Atlanta Music Academy. She also serves as Graduate Assistant to the Hugh Hodgson School of Music Outreach programs, working in administrative roles with the University of Georgia Summer Music Camps and Community Music School. Emily holds a Master of Music in Flute Performance from the University of Georgia, and a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance from the University of Central Florida.