EMI loves to make music. That's pretty much it, but if you want a little more proof look no further than the hours of cassette tapes she burned through as a five-year-old, performing her heart out for no one but her younger sister.
Since then, she's brought her love of music and performing to wider audiences around the globe, sharing the stage as a flute player, singer, and composer with performers including Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Simon, James Taylor, and four U.S. Presidents, (though her inner teenager will tell you her career highlight was being called on stage to sing Oops I Did It Again at a Britney Spears concert.) You can catch one of EMI's future performances by checking out the LIVE link.
EMI loves to collaborate with other artists and learn about and absorb new kinds of music from around the world - she was born in Japan and raised in London and Boston, but moved to New York to study at The Juilliard School. She now writes books about music and plays radio host on her days off from traveling the country performing.
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PROJECTS
Taking Bach out of the museum and infusing his music with equal parts tradition, funk, whimsy, and fun, Emi Ferguson and Ruckus take you on a wild romp through some of Bach’s most playful and transcendent works.
"Wit, panache, and the jubilant, virtuosic verve of a bebop-Baroque jam session electrified and illuminated..."
- Boston Musical Intelligencer
AMOUR CRUEL
"How a classical musician turned 400-year-old French songs into a modern hit"
- Anne Midgette, The Washington Post
The debut album from Emi Ferguson. Released in September, 2017 the album spent four weeks on the Billboard Classical Albums, Classical Crossover, and World Albums charts and has been met with acclaim from critics and listeners.
"...it's an entirely unique listening experience that redefines the idea of Baroque Pop..."
- Peter Jurew, All About Jazz
using the arts as a tool for greater access to public health services, education, and awareness.
