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Emily Thomas received her Master's and Bachelor's of Music from the accelerated program of The Juilliard School under the tutelage of Robert Langevin, principal flutist of the New York Philharmonic. She was awarded the New Horizon and American Academy of Conductors Fellowships to the Aspen Music Festival and School for three summers studying with Nadine Asin. A native of Huntsville, Alabama, Thomas attended high school at the Interlochen Arts Academy, spending her summers at the Interlochen Arts Camp or Boston University's Tanglewood Institute.

Highlights of Emily's past and present seasons include performances at Carnegie Hall (NYC) with the Juilliard Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of New York, the Kennedy Center Theatre (DC), Lorin Maazel's private concert Hall in Castleton (VA), the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra (AL), and collaborations with Joshua Bell and Christian Tetzlaff at the Aspen Music Festival (CO).

Emily traveled to Turkey during the summer of 2008, becoming an important proponent of friendship and peace between the United States and the Middle East by using the universal language of music to unite cultures. Emily has appeared as a soloist on national television twice for the September 11th memorial ceremony (2007-08) and began an acting career in television and film appearing on productions such as "All My Children", "As the World Turns", "Rescue Me", and "The Good Guy", a featured guest on "The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet" and Fuse's "You Rock, Let's Roll," as well as a participating as a music video commentator for MTV.

Emily has also performed twice for the National Public Radio show "From the Top" in addition to numerous local classical music radio stations.