Emily Doolittle
Creator
Canadian-born, Glasgow-based composer and researcher Emily Doolittle’s music has been described as “masterful” (Musical Toronto), “eloquent and effective,” and “the piece that grabbed me by the heart” (The WholeNote). Recent activities include the premiere of Reedbird, commissioned and performed by the Vancouver Symphony (2019), performances of her chamber opera Jan Tait and the Bear by Ensemble Thing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the Made in Scotland Showcase (2018), and the premiere of Bowheads, commissioned by Chamber Music Scotland for the Kapten Trio (2019), and the covid-friendly online premiere of The Wren-King, by Madrigirls (2020). Her academic research focuses primarily on zoomusicology, and on the intersection of gender, parenting, and creativity. She is an Athenaeum Research Fellow and Lecturer in Composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
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Works
Title | Year composed | Instrumentation Genre |
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Gliese 581c | 2008 | Solo instrument |
Bowheads | 2019 | Ensemble (no conductor) |
Gardenscape | 2020 | Solo instrument |
Gannery | 2021 | Solo instrument |
new work | 2021 | Solo instrument |
Events
Date | Title | Venue |
3 Nov 2019, 3 p.m. | Kapten Trio | The Barn, Banchory, Scotland, UK |
27 Apr 2021, 5 p.m. | Art-Making in the Anthropocene - Concert by Katherine Wren and Nordic Viola | Youtube, Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
21 Nov 2021, 4 p.m. | Modern Chants | Online Only, Internet, Scotland, UK |
20 Nov 2022, 11 a.m. | Soundwalk with The Bard of the Birds | Online, International, None |
21 Nov 2021, 4 p.m. | Modern Chants | Online Only, Internet, Scotland, UK |
21 Oct 2022, 1 p.m. | Hebrides Ensemble: RCS@175 Staff Composer Focus | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
20 Nov 2022, 11 a.m. | Soundwalk with The Bard of the Birds | Online, International, None |
Upcoming events
- 13 Jan 2025, 12:30
[Free Online Fortnightly Group Meetings for Composers & Musicians] - 15 Jan 2025, 14:00
[Free Online Composer Support Calls] - 22 Jan 2025, 14:00
[Free Online Composer Support Calls] - 27 Jan 2025, 12:30
[Free Online Fortnightly Group Meetings for Composers & Musicians] - 29 Jan 2025, 14:00
[Free Online Composer Support Calls]
Recent updates
Works
- The New Bridge - Frozen Solitude, by Katherine Wren
- The Old Bridge - Muckle Spate, by Katherine Wren
- Close..., by Pete Stollery
Events
- On a Wing and A Prayer: Gather and Respond Creative Workshop at Stirling University
- On a Wing and A Prayer: Drawing to Sound Creative Workshop
- On a Wing and A Prayer – Musical Performance
Projects
- Unusual Music Exchange w/ Ailie Ormston
- Elsewhere, Elsewhen - CD and Digital Album from Nordic Viola
- On a Wing and a Prayer
Opportunities
- Free Online Composer Support Calls
- opensound: Free Writing for Trombone Workshop with John Kenny
- Something Different: Two-Day Workshop