Emily
French Horn
Emily Howell is a French hornist and multi-disciplinary musician recently graduated from The Juilliard School, where she studied under Erik Ralske and Eric Reed. She has performed in venues including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, David Geffen Hall, the Museum of the City of New York, and the Tianjin Juilliard School. She has also appeared as a soloist with the Juilliard Orchestra and performed with the North Carolina Symphony.
Emily is a founding member of the Plagal Cadence Horn Quartet and the Essengi Wind Quintet. She served as a Gluck Community Engagement Fellow at Juilliard, presenting interactive performances in hospitals, nursing homes, and alternative care facilities throughout New York City.
Emily has attended the Aspen Music Festival as a fellow, as well as the Hidden Valley Festival of Winds and Napa Valley Blackburn Music Academy. In addition to her performance experience, Emily is an arranger, singer, and pianist. She enjoys creating multi-track pop, classical, and musical theater projects, and shares her work on Instagram and YouTube.
As a teacher, Emily offers private French horn instruction to students of all ages and levels—from beginners in elementary school to advanced high school students and beyond through West Amadeus Music Studio. She brings the same creativity, enthusiasm, and technical expertise to her teaching that she brings to her performance, aiming to inspire each student’s unique musical voice.
Outside of music, Emily is a long-distance runner and a musical theater enthusiast.