BIO

Emily Miclon is a dynamic percussionist, educator, and arts administrator based in New Haven, Connecticut. Through her solo and chamber performance work, Emily is a passionate proponent of global collaboration and newly commissioned works, especially by historically excluded composers. At the University of Missouri, where she completed her MM in Percussion Performance (2022), Emily premiered works by composers such as Aaron Perrine, Oswald Huýnh, Santiago Beis, and Thomas McKenney. Notable performances include collaborations in the US and abroad with groups such as the Missouri Contemporary Ballet and A.R. Rahman’s Sunshine Orchestra, as well as performances with the Missouri Symphony Orchestra, the Odyssey Chamber Series, and faculty ensembles at Eastern Connecticut State University and the University of Missouri. Additionally, Emily’s non-western percussion study has led her to share the stage with master musicians from Zimbabwe, Ghana, and Guinea. 

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Emily is on faculty as an adjunct music instructor at Southern Connecticut State University where she teaches percussion lessons and class piano. She is also a Teaching Artist at Neighborhood Music School in New Haven, where she teaches group piano and percussion classes and maintains a studio of piano students. Previously, she has taught at high school programs throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts. Throughout her three-year tenure at the University of Missouri, she taught undergraduate percussion courses and founded and directed a new ensemble for Non-Major Percussionists. Emily's recent achievements include being a recipient of the Frank Huntington Beebe Award for Musicians, an accolade that facilitated her immersive study and teaching experience in Chennai, India. She remains a student of Kanjira and Carnatic Voice.

 

Hailing from Enfield, Connecticut, Emily's journey began at Eastern Connecticut State University, where she earned a BA in Music Performance and delved into pedagogy and musicology research. Awards for her research on Debussy and nature include the ECSU Exceptional Thesis Award and the J. Eugene Smith Library Research Award. As an arts administrator, Emily has taken on roles in Development and Program Management throughout various arts organizations. Her primary teachers include Dr. Megan Arns, Ganesh Kumar, and Dr. Jeff Calissi.