A young Bachophile with love for church modes and weirdly pretty melodies, Emily Wood (MM vocal performance, Baylor University, ’21) is a soprano and composer from Aliso Viejo, CA. She received her undergraduate degree from Concordia University Irvine in 2018, graduating summa cum laude and earning the music department Senior Award. Vocal accolades include Third Place in the NATS-LA Collegiate Competition and the Outstanding Member award of Baylor Opera Theatre. As a soloist, she has sung Poppea and Fortuna in L’incoronazione di Poppea, given several recitals, and sung concert solos in Bach’s Magnificat, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, and Bach’s BWV 150. Choral experience includes a section leader internship at Idyllwild Arts Festival’s high school choral intensive and singing in the Pacific Chorale, the Southern California Children’s Chorus, and many university and church choirs. Emily has enjoyed a long track record in church music, having served as soloist, choral singer, worship leader, and children’s choir director. She has also tutored music theory and has taught private voice and piano to a variety of ages. Outside of music, Emily may be found reading, baking, or talking to her dog, Cashew.