Cello with Emily D.

Long Island native Emily Doveala began studying the cello at age nine. She started her formal musical training at Mannes Prep, studying with Dorothy Lawson of the ETHEL Quartet. She went on to achieve her Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance at Ithaca College, where she studied with Elizabeth Simkin. Ms. Doveala holds a Master’s Degree in Cello Performance from Stony Brook University, where she studied with British cellist Colin Carr. In the fall of 2019, Emily began her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Maryland, studying with Dr. Eric Kutz. At UMD, she is an Ensemble Graduate Assistant, holding leadership positions in the orchestra and chamber music program and teaching an undergraduate cello student. Ms. Doveala has participated in the National Orchestral Institute, Domaine Forget International Music Academy, The Silk Road Ensemble Workshop, The Next Festival of Emerging Artists, New Directions Cello Festival, and the Garth Newel Emerging Artist Fellowship. As an orchestral musician, she has played with the Binghamton Philharmonic, Avanti Orchestra, Colgate University Orchestra, Northern Tier Orchestra, and the Southold Opera. She has performed in solo and chamber music masterclasses for Larry Dutton, Clive Greensmith, Johannes Moser, Philippe Muller, Emmanuelle Betrand, and Gil Kalish. She has performed in famous venues such as Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, Alice Tully Hall, the Mozarteum “Great Hall” in Salzburg, and National Sawdust. Emily also had the opportunity to join the spring 2019 tour of the cutting-edge chamber music group Cordis, playing five-string electric cello. Ms. Doveala was an undergraduate chamber music coach at Stony Brook University and teaches and coaches undergraduates at the University of Maryland. Emily also freelances and teaches privately in the DC Metropolitan area.