Emily Cox (conductor)
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Emily Cox is an Australian conductor
and Music Director
of choir
s.
(USA) and the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in Brisbane
and has continued her education overseas.
of the Brisbane Chorale. She is also music director of Canticum Chamber Choir, choir
director at St Mary's Anglican Church at Kangaroo Point, Queensland
, and conductor
of the Conservatorium Chamber Choir at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music.
She is a lecturer
in choral studies at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.
Emily Cox works nationally as a festival and workshop director, adjudicator and choral educator. She performs as a conductor and chorus master at leading Australian performing arts centres such as the Queensland Performing Arts Centre
and major arts festivals.
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
and Music Director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
of choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
s.
Education
She has graduated from the Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
(USA) and the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
and has continued her education overseas.
Career
Since January 2003, she works as music directorMusic director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
of the Brisbane Chorale. She is also music director of Canticum Chamber Choir, choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
director at St Mary's Anglican Church at Kangaroo Point, Queensland
Kangaroo Point, Queensland
Kangaroo Point is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia located directly east across the Brisbane River from the Brisbane central business district.- Geography :...
, and conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
of the Conservatorium Chamber Choir at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music.
She is a lecturer
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...
in choral studies at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.
Emily Cox works nationally as a festival and workshop director, adjudicator and choral educator. She performs as a conductor and chorus master at leading Australian performing arts centres such as the Queensland Performing Arts Centre
Queensland Performing Arts Centre
The Queensland Performing Arts Centre is part of the Queensland Cultural Centre and is located on the corner of Melbourne Street and Grey Street in Brisbane's South Bank precinct....
and major arts festivals.