Clinician

Emily Howe is a versatile conductor, educator, and ethnomusicologist whose passion for community-building through music has taken her into concert halls, schools, prisons, and places of worship throughout Boston and around the world. Currently Assistant Professor of Music at Curry College in Milton, MA, Emily leads the choral program and teaches courses in Musicology and Ethnomusicology; she also serves as a Conductor with the award-winning Boston Children’s Chorus, where she has led choirs in high-profile performances around the world and developed music curricula fostering social inquiry with singers aged 7-18. Emily has authored publications, given presentations, and taught university courses on topics related to music education, choral music, and world music cultures, and she continues to explore issues related to global repertoires, performance, and identity in her scholarly and creative practice. Emily holds an undergraduate degree in Music and English from Davidson College and a master’s degree in Choral Conducting from Boston University, where she also earned her Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology.