Emma Kent Wine (b. 1995) is a nationally-recognized composer whose music “testifies to wonder, vitality, sagacity, and nostalgia through profound simplicity” (The Boston Musical Intelligencer). A graduate of The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, Emma earned her Bachelor’s of Music in Music Composition with Distinction in Research and Creative Works in 2017. Her work Be Happy, Noble Heart was premiered by the Tucson Symphony Orchestra in 2013. Other notable works include Liftoff (2017) for brass and percussion, commissioned for Rice University’s 2017 Undergraduate Convocation; After Harvey (2018) for soprano and piano, commissioned by HGOco with text by Rukmini Kalamangalam, Houston’s 2018 Youth Poet Laureate; and Assurance (2021) for soprano, horn, and piano, commissioned by Juventas New Music Ensemble. Queer Rosary, Emma’s latest commission, is written for Clemson Cantorei, a mixed-voice chamber choir at Clemson University, and premiered on April 28, 2022.

Emma studied with Dr. Matthew Barnson, Dr. David Ludwig, and Dr. Keith Fitch at Rocky Ridge Music Center and Dr. Samuel Adler at FUBiS in Berlin, Germany. At Rice University, she studied with Dr. Richard Lavenda, Dr. Karim Al-Zand, Dr. Anthony Brandt, and Dr. Arthur Gottschalk.

Emma spends her extra time reading Star Wars novels, cycling, and playing disc golf with her girlfriend.