Calakmul

El Tajín

This work was created as part of Sound and Music’s Next Wave 2 programme. It was recorded and premiered in collaboration with Sage Gateshead and NMC Recordings. Next Wave 2 was funded by Arts Council England, PRS for Music Foundation, the Leverhulme Foundation and The Angus Allnatt Charitable Foundation

El Hilo Del Tiempo - Extract

Light Is Withheld

For Chinese orchestra and live electronics

Performed by the Little Great Chinese Chamber Orchestra

Cosmovitral

Iovry Tower - Solo Cello Etude

Tijax (for symphony orchestra)

Emma Wilde (b.1991) was born in Manchester, UK and is currently based in Mexico. She completed a PhD in Composition  at the University of Manchester. Her music explores dramatic contrasts and juxtapositions and is influenced by other cultures and art forms, including the paintings of Kandinsky and Latin American rhythms.

She has recently had works comissioned by ensembles and festivals such as the New London Children´s Choir, London Sinfonietta, Soundstate Festival 2019 Southbank Centre, St Andrews Voices Festival 2019 (Scotland) and Morelia Music Festival 2019 (Mexico). 

Emma has worked with renowned ensembles such as the London Sinfonietta, London Symphony Orchestra (Panufnik Composers Scheme 2017), Britten Sinfonia (whilst she was shortlisted in the OPUS 2016 composition competition), the Hebrides Ensemble, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Muses Trio (Australia) and Psappha. 
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Emma is a finalist in the Royal Overseas League Composition Award 2020 in association with London Sinfonietta. She was awarded the Premio Nuestra America 2017 (Our America Prize) for her string quartet Tijax which resulted in performances from Cuarteto Jose White in Mexico during 2018. She was also the winner of the St Andrews New Music Ensemble/Scottish Chamber Orchestra Call for Scores 2017.
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Emma's music has been featured in festivals including the St Magnus Festival 2013 (Orkney, UK) the New Music North West Festival 2012 and 2015 (RNCM, Manchester, UK), Festival de Composición UANL 2016 (Monterrey, México), Foro Internacional de Música Nueva Manuel Enríquez 2019 & 2017 (Mexico City, Mexico), Women in the Creative Arts Conference 2017 (ANU, Canberra, Australia) and the Horizon Festival of Arts & Culture 2017 (Queensland, Australia).
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Her work El Hilo del Tiempo, released on NMC Recordings, was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and is featured in the Spotfiy curated playlist 'Rise of the Classical Accordion'.

Emma Wilde

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