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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 6 Oct 2025, 1 p.m. | Nordic Music Journeys 2025: Sweden & Scotland - Scottish Ensemble | Civic House, 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
- 12 Oct 2026, 12:30
[Composers' Coffee Club: online coffee chat for composers & musicians] - 22 Oct 2026, 18:00
[Neil Smith: Try Try Try (soundfestival 2026)] - 28 Oct 2026, 18:00
[Composing for Media - NMS Peer to Peer session 3] - 29 Oct 2026, 19:30
[BBC SSO: Enrico Chapela's 'Antiphaser' (Concerto for electric violin and orchestera)] - 30 Oct 2026, 18:00
[James Weeks: weatherworld quartets (soundfestival 2026)]
Recent updates
Works
- Les Mélodies Nutritives, by Julien Lonchamp
- Sòlás Collective - Improvised, by Tom Macfadyen
- Quartet no 6 (Ma), by Matthew Whiteside
Events
- Composing for Media - NMS Peer to Peer session 3
- Neil Smith: Try Try Try (soundfestival 2026)
- James Weeks: weatherworld quartets (soundfestival 2026)
Projects
- Pete Stollery conducts Joe Stollery premiere
- Aides... mémoires... Project album launch
- On a Wing and a Prayer
Opportunities
- Red Note Factory Weekend – 17 & 18 October 2026
- Noisy Nights – Call for Scores
- Nordic Music Days 2027: Call for Works
