English Bio
Ember is a multi-talented Canadian musician hailing from Hudson, Quebec. She began her musical journey on the violin at the age of 4, demonstrating a natural aptitude that quickly propelled her into the musical scene. Alongside her violin studies, she ventured into the world of singing, developing a unique and sonorous style over the years that inspired her to create her own music and experiment with musical arrangement and composition. With a deep appreciation for and engagement across a wide musical spectrum, Ember has cultivated a sensitive and creative approach as a violinist, singer, songwriter, and composer.
Ember completed her master’s degree in Violin Performance at the University of Ottawa, where she also pursued a Microprogram in Composing for the Media, focusing on 19th and 20th-century female composers. She is currently at the University of Montreal, working towards her Doctor of Arts degree in Violin Performance. Ember remains dedicated to increasing the visibility of female composers in the standard repertoire while continuing her passions for composition and performance.
List of Works
Chamber Music
Frost (2022) — 6 violins, 3 violas, cello, double bass, bass drum (8 min)
This piece is written as an improvisational work. I want the players to feel like they have the freedom to create their own style and emotion in their performance based on their unique cultural backgrounds.
Something to also notice is that I have created many solos, as this piece has a feeling of equality among the players. It is a conversation between the diverse instruments and the diverse style each player brings.
Personally, for me, this piece signifies two things, the evolution to something more beautiful and exciting even if things and the coming together of diverse people who all have a unique role in life just like the instruments they play. By definition, frost is a deposit of ice particles which form on a surface when the temperature falls below zero.
These ice particles, each unique in their own respect will be unified as frost,
just like the players, unique and special in their own way will unify musically in this piece.
Monster Soundtrack (2022) — 5 violins (4 min)
This piece is dedicated to the victims of the residential school system.
It is written to highlight and enhance certain feelings and words described in this poem in musical form. The poem is narrated and written by Dennis Saddleman. A survivor of the unimaginable torture faced in residential schools that have abused and murdered so many innocent children.
French Bio
Embler est une musicienne Canadienne de talents multiples provenant de Hudson, Québec. Elle a commencéson parcours musical au violon à l'âge de 4 ans où elle a démontré une aptitude naturelle et mature qui l'a propulsée avec succès sur la scène musicale. Parallèlement à ses études de violon, elle s'est aventurée dans le monde du chant, développant au fil des ans un style unique et sonore qui l'a inspirée à créer sa propre musique et à expérimenter avec l'arrangement musical et la composition. Avec une profonde appréciation et un engagement à travers un large spectre musical, Ember a cultivé une approche sensible et créative en tant que violoniste, chanteuse, auteure-compositrice et compositrice.
Ember a obtenu sa maîtrise en interprétation de violon à l'Université d'Ottawa, où elle a également suivi un microprogramme en composition pour les médias, se concentrant sur les compositrices des 19e et 20e siècles. Elle est actuellement à l'Université de Montréal, où elle prépare son doctorat en arts en interprétation de violon. Ember reste dévouée à l'augmentation de la visibilité des compositrices dans le répertoire standard tout en poursuivant ses passions pour la composition et l'interprétation.