“epic”
The Guardian
“striking”
The Wire
Releases
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Not Getting Any
Alternative Orchestral EP
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Memo.
Voice Memo Mini-Album
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Anthem
Orchestral, Vocal, Guitars (NMC Recordings)
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Crazy Stereo Systems (and Subway Love)
Trio (New Woods Collective)
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Microgynon 30
Electronic, Vocal (nonclassical)
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Ruminant
Viola Monologue (Laura Sinnerton, NMC Recordings)
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SKIN
Short Film and Score
Works
A list of selected works and first performances/releases by Emily Abdy. To request sample scores/recordings, programme a performance, commission a new work or discuss a new arrangement of an existing work, please get in touch.
‘quite an experience to perform’
Laura Sinnerton (BBC NOW)
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NOT GETTING ANY | 2024
orchestra - 4’
London Symphony Orchestra, Hackney EmpireTHE MEZZANINE STAIR NAIL | 2023
orchestra - 5’
Southbank Sinfonia
Sinfonia Smith SquareWHEN THE GUT SCREAMS NO | 2020
ensemble (2pic, bcl, altsax, barsax, hn, tpt, 2tbn, tba, per, mezzsop, pno, egtr, ebass) - 4’
Orkest de Ereprijs
GigantANTHEM | 2018
orchestra, electric guitar(s) and voice - 8’
NMC Recordings (2022)LACTIC ACID | 2018
ensemble (pic, fl, 2cl, altsax, barsax, 2hn, 2tpt, 2tbn, tba, 2per, egtr, ebass, pno, synth, acc, sop, 4vln, 2vla, 2vc, cb) - 4’
Orkest de Ereprijs and ThalleinNOSFERATU’S ROSEBUD | 2016
ensemble (tenrec, bcl, altsax, tbn, per, pno, egtr, vln, cb) - 8’
DecibelROSIN | 2016
11 strings (6vln, 2vla, 2vc, cb) - 5’
Project Instrumental
Eastside Projects -
CRAZY STEREO SYSTEMS (AND SUBWAY LOVE) | 2022
flute, piano and clarinet - 7’
New Woods Collective
PatchworksI LIKE IT WHEN YOU SAY GOODNIGHT | 2021
clarinet, bass clarinet with call bell and drum kit - 7’
Hannah ShilvockSTILL | 2021
string quartet with narrator (opt.) - 6’
David Le PageWHY DO I STILL HAVE DREAMS ABOUT YOU? | 2021
guitar quartet - 6’
Will Crawford, Zahrah HuttonSKIN | 2019
electric quartet (EWI/altsax, 2egtr, ebass) with film and audio - 30’
CODA FestivalI WISH I HAD A GIRL AS WHITE AS SNOW | 2017
oboe, piano and cello - 2’
Schubert EnsembleGUYS, I CAME UP WITH THIS RIFF | 2017
piano duo - 11’
Cobalt Duo (Fumiko Miyachi,Kate Halsall)POTENTIALITY FOR CORRUPTION | 2016
string quintet: 2vln, vla, vc, cb - 8’
Mahaliah EdwardsSNOW IN SUMMER | 2016
violin, piano and double bass - 3’
Birmingham Chamber Music FestivalTRIO | 2016
3 alto recorders - 4’
Birmingham Recorder Festival -
RUMINANT | 2020
viola/violin with spoken word - 10’
Laura Sinnerton (BBC National Orchestra of Wales)
NMC Recordings (2021)EXPERIMENTS | 2016
trumpet - 3’
Daniel Blanco AlbertTHIRTEEN | 2016
harpsichord - 6’
Josh RoebuckINDEFATIGABLE | 2015
flute - 3’
Rowland SutherlandESTHER | 2015
piano - 3’
Lewis Kesterton -
RED/ALIBI | 2020
soprano, piano and double bass - 6’
Amy Van WalsumSMALL | 2019
female voice, alto/tenor saxophone and cello - 4’
Orchestra In The Shape of A PearMICROGYNON 30 | 2019
voice and electronics - 7’
nonclassical (2022)WAKE | 2018
8 voices (2,2,2,2) - 9’
Via NovaSLEEP | 2016
SATB choir and organ - 5’
Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir, Jonathan ScottHOW DOTH THE LITTLE CROCODILE | 2016
soprano and violin - 4’
Jeffrey Armstrong, Elizabeth Leaver -
IF YOU COULD JUST GET THE COBWEB | 2022
3+ Performers - 6’
Contemporary Music For All Festival
CoMA Sheffield UK
CoMA London, Iklectick UK
ABOUT
Emily Abdy is a critically acclaimed British composer, songwriter and interdisciplinary artist. She is known for her unique compositional approach, blending popular and experimental songwriting styles with neo-classical and cinematic orchestration, as well as spoken word. Her work spans pieces for renowned professional musicians, media project scores and distinctive musical arrangements.
Her previous collaborations include work with the London Symphony Orchestra, Southbank Sinfonia, and Orkest de Ereprijs, as well as labels and promoters such as nonclassical and NMC Recordings. She has composed music for screen, including her own short film SKIN (2019), and has arranged work for large-scale projects, including for Tandy and Morgan, formerly of Electric Light Orchestra. She frequently produces and performs her own work.
She graduated from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with an MMus (Distinction) and a BMus (First Class) in music composition. Her studies were sponsored by Universal Music UK and she was twice awarded the institution’s orchestral prize, along with the John Mayer Composition Prize. Her academic research on screen and popular music has led to invitations to present at renowned institutions such as the Institute of Popular Music. Her previous mentors include Errollyn Wallen (MBE), Jennifer Walshe, and Gazelle Twin. She has also mentored young composers herself, as part of Birmingham’s Young Composers Project.
Emily currently divides her time between London, Birmingham, and the rural UK Midlands, as well as travelling for international projects and working on collaborations remotely.
Get in touch
emilyabdymusic[at]gmail.com