Emily Martin
Creative
Soprano, Educator, Creative Strategist
I perform professionally, teach the next generation of artists, and run Emily Martin Creative, a consulting firm that helps artists and institutions build sustainable creative careers.
I am a soprano, educator, and program designer. My work explores how artists build sustainable careers through performance, teaching, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Over a three-decade career across the United States, Europe, and Australia, I have performed with companies including the Santa Fe Opera, Palm Beach Opera, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. I am an Associate Professor of Music at Bucknell University, Faculty Fellow for the Perricelli-Gegnas Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Director of the Bucknell Voice Lab, and a Fulbright U.S. Scholar. I also consult with artists and institutions on program design and career strategy.
My second commercial album, Halfway There, was released on Albany Records in June 2026. I am currently pursuing an MSc in Innovation & Entrepreneurship at HEC Paris and co-designing the Creative Enterprises M.S. at Bucknell University.
About
What I offer
Performance
Recitals, guest appearances, and concert collaborations.
Work Together
Masterclasses, residencies, workshops, keynotes, and facilitation for artists and institutions.
Testimonials
"It was a great pleasure and joy to have you at Codarts. The students liked it very much and commented with great praise about your positivity, knowledge of the repertoire, and vocal tips that you gave them."
Marcel Reijans, Head of Voice, Codarts Rotterdam
"Emily, it was wonderful to have you sharing your expertise and your heart with our students".
Patrick Evans, Chair of Music, University of Alabama at Birmingham
"Thank you so much; it was really a great pleasure to have you, and the singers were so enthusiastic! You opened up a whole new world to them, isn't this one of the best things we can do for our students??!"
Marjolein Niels, Head of Vocal Department, Royal Conservatoire The Hague
UPCOMING
London Singers Collective
November 5-6, 2026
London, UK
Two-day residency: Individual sessions with professional singers and presenting a one-day workshop, “Building resilient, creative, and intentional careers in uncertain times.”
University of Antwerp
November 16-18, 2026
Antwerp, Belgium
11th Effectuation Conference:
Accepted Proposal: Effectuation Before the Name: A Summer Immersive That Teaches the Practice Before the Theory.
University of the Arctic
November 18-20, 2026
Tromsø, Norway
Two-day residency: American Art Song workshop, recital, and entrepreneurship classes.
Shenandoah University
February 17, 2027
Winchester, VA
New Music Festival Performance
Halfway There by Jonathan Newman
The Royal Conservatoire The hague
April 5-9, 2027
The Hague, The Netherlands
Week-Long Residency in Year 3 Lieder Class: American Art Song
University of Colorado Boulder
Spring 2027
Boulder, CO
Guest of the School of Music Entrepreneurship Center
Monash University
May 2027
Melbourne, Australia
Return Invited Residency, including teaching and performing.
I would love to hear about your project. Whether you are planning a residency, booking a masterclass, or designing a new arts program, let’s talk.