
Emily Doolittle
Creator
Canadian-born, Glasgow-based composer and researcher Emily Doolittle’s music has been described as “masterful” (Musical Toronto), “eloquent and effective,” and “the piece that grabbed me by the heart” (The WholeNote). Recent activities include the premiere of Reedbird, commissioned and performed by the Vancouver Symphony (2019), performances of her chamber opera Jan Tait and the Bear by Ensemble Thing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the Made in Scotland Showcase (2018), and the premiere of Bowheads, commissioned by Chamber Music Scotland for the Kapten Trio (2019), and the covid-friendly online premiere of The Wren-King, by Madrigirls (2020). Her academic research focuses primarily on zoomusicology, and on the intersection of gender, parenting, and creativity. She is an Athenaeum Research Fellow and Lecturer in Composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
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Works
Title | Year composed | Instrumentation Genre |
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Gliese 581c | 2008 | Solo instrument |
Bowheads | 2019 | Ensemble (no conductor) |
Gardenscape | 2020 | Solo instrument |
Gannery | 2021 | Solo instrument |
new work | 2021 | Solo instrument |
Events
Date | Title | Venue |
3 Nov 2019, 3 p.m. | Kapten Trio | The Barn, Banchory, Scotland, UK |
27 Apr 2021, 5 p.m. | Art-Making in the Anthropocene - Concert by Katherine Wren and Nordic Viola | Youtube, Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
21 Nov 2021, 4 p.m. | Modern Chants | Online Only, Internet, Scotland, UK |
20 Nov 2022, 11 a.m. | Soundwalk with The Bard of the Birds | Online, International, None |
21 Nov 2021, 4 p.m. | Modern Chants | Online Only, Internet, Scotland, UK |
21 Oct 2022, 1 p.m. | Hebrides Ensemble: RCS@175 Staff Composer Focus | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
20 Nov 2022, 11 a.m. | Soundwalk with The Bard of the Birds | Online, International, None |
Upcoming events
- 07 Sep 2025, 19:30
[HELGOLAND & HEISENBERG TO HIGGS] - 10 Sep 2025, 0:00
[Composers' Helpline] - 15 Sep 2025, 0:00
[opensound: Composing for Amateur Musicians Join Tamara Kohler (CEO and Artistic Director for Contemporary Music for All - CoMA)] - 17 Sep 2025, 0:00
[Composers' Helpline] - 18 Sep 2025, 13:00
[Glasgow Cathedral Festival]
Recent updates
Works
- Sauchiehall, by Oliver Searle
- From the Coast, by Oliver Searle
- Concerto for Trumpet in Bb, by Oliver Searle
Events
- opensound: Composing for Amateur Musicians Join Tamara Kohler (CEO and Artistic Director for Contemporary Music for All - CoMA)
- Covfefe: online coffee chat for composers & musicians
- Composers' Helpline
Projects
- On a Wing and a Prayer
- On a Wing and a Prayer - presentation
- Composers' Conversations - Pete and Joe Stollery
Opportunities
- Call: Something Different workshop
- CALL: Workshop – Performative works for accordion with Andreas Borregaard
- Apply now for Red Note Factory Weekend