Emma Baker is a versatile conductor dedicated to serving choirs of all sizes and abilities. In addition to her work with Chester Bach Singers, she serves as the music director for Di Voci, an award winning women’s chorus, and as an assistant director for the Hallé Workplace Choir programme.
Prior to moving to the UK, she maintained a fulfilling portfolio career in Washington D.C. where she was the conducting fellow for both Choralis and the D.C. Concert Orchestra Society as well as director of music at Aldersgate United Methodist Church.
Passionate about furthering the development of young musicians, Emma served as one of the choral directors for the Arlington Children’s Chorus as well as the Strings conductor for the Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra. She continues to work in this vein as a choral director for the Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool where she teaches music to students throughout the city as well as helping to train the cathedral’s choristers.
While she enjoys working with a range of different ensembles, Emma’s purpose remains consistent; to create an environment that allows for meaningful experiences for both musicians and listeners alike. She is fortunate to be able to do so following her MA in conducting at the University of Birmingham where she studied with Simon Halsey CBE and her BM in viola performance at the University of Maryland where she studied with Katherine Murdock.
