Composer Profile

Emma Gregan

(1993–)

Hometown: Brisbane, Queensland

Living in: Adelaide, South Australia

Emma holds a Tutti Horn position with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. She has a Bachelor of Music with Class I Honours from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and is currently a Doctor of Philosophy candidate majoring in musicology at the University of Adelaide’s Elder Conservatorium. Emma has performed with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Canberra Symphony Orchestra, Camerata, Opera Australia’s South Pacific, Disney’s The Lion King, and the Welsh Theatre Company for the Tongyeong International Music Festival in South Korea. Alongside her orchestral career, Emma has built a profile as a composer specialising in writing for horn and brass. Her works have been performed across Australia, the USA, Europe, and Japan in recent years, including a prize-winning piece for the Twin Cities Horn Club in Minnesota, USA. She is enthusiastic about building and contributing to education and community programs, and to this effect maintains a private teaching studio and is the Artistic Director of the Adelaide Horn Jam, an active community horn ensemble.

Horn Ensemble Works

A Little Closer Than BeforeA Little Closer Than Before201912 horns
CallistoCallisto201616 horns (8 horns, 4 natural horns with F and Eb crooks, and 4 Wagner tubas)
Fanfare for Sixteen HornsFanfare for Sixteen Horns201416 horns
Horn Quintet No. 1
Horn Quintet No. 1
I. What Goes Around
II. Scholars' Church
III. The Last Man Standing
20145 horns
Horn Quintet No. 2: "Let's DanceHorn Quintet No. 2: "Let's Dance!" said the Crocodile!
I. Hunters’ Jig
II. Death Roll Tango
III. Summer Lullaby
IV. Saltwater Twist
20185 horns
Love for RobotsLove for Robots2008 rev. 201712 horns and optional synthesiser
Michelle's SongMichelle's Song20138 horns
Monopoly: Four Miniatures for TeMonopoly: Four Miniatures for Ten horns
I. Mayfair
II. Go To Jail
III. The Railroad Company
IV. Do Not Collect $200 As You Pass Go
201510 horns
PopcornPopcorn20164 horns and 4 optional percussion
Softly We DanceSoftly We Dance2008 rev. 20156 horns
Sparrows in Bell TowersSparrows in Bell Towers2009 rev. 201512 horns (2 solo horns and 10 horns)
The Fantastic Adventures of Dr TThe Fantastic Adventures of Dr Trickson201312 horns
This Panic Feels Like HomeThis Panic Feels Like Home201612 horns