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 Before | A Little Closer Than Before | 2019 | 12 horns |
Callisto | Callisto | 2016 | 16 horns (8 horns, 4 natural horns with F and Eb crooks, and 4 Wagner tubas) |
Fanfare for Sixteen Horns | Fanfare for Sixteen Horns | 2014 | 16 horns |
Horn Quintet No. 1Horn Quintet No. 1 | I. What Goes Around II. Scholars' Church III. The Last Man Standing 2014 | 5 horns | |
Horn Quintet No. 2: "Let's Dance | Horn Quintet No. 2: "Let's Dance!" said the Crocodile! I. Hunters’ Jig II. Death Roll Tango III. Summer Lullaby IV. Saltwater Twist | 2018 | 5 horns |
Love for Robots | Love for Robots | 2008 rev. 2017 | 12 horns and optional synthesiser |
Michelle's Song | Michelle's Song | 2013 | 8 horns |
Monopoly: Four Miniatures for Te | Monopoly: Four Miniatures for Ten horns I. Mayfair II. Go To Jail III. The Railroad Company IV. Do Not Collect $200 As You Pass Go | 2015 | 10 horns |
Popcorn | Popcorn | 2016 | 4 horns and 4 optional percussion |
Softly We Dance | Softly We Dance | 2008 rev. 2015 | 6 horns |
Sparrows in Bell Towers | Sparrows in Bell Towers | 2009 rev. 2015 | 12 horns (2 solo horns and 10 horns) |
The Fantastic Adventures of Dr T | The Fantastic Adventures of Dr Trickson | 2013 | 12 horns |
This Panic Feels Like Home | This Panic Feels Like Home | 2016 | 12 horns |