Emma Colette Moss

*** Currently Accepting New Students for Fall 2024! ***


Emma Colette Moss is a Czech-Canadian conductor and pianist with a passionate commitment to enhancing the accessibility of music for all audiences. She is currently completing a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Orchestral Conducting at the University of Toronto, under the guidance of renowned conductor and violist, Uri Mayer; her studies are supported by both a University of Toronto Fellowship and SSHRC CGS-M Award. She completed her Undergraduate Degree with Honours in Composition and Piano and Master's in Orchestral Conducting in Toronto, where she received numerous awards such as the Monika Ryckman and Ben McPeek Scholarships. She has studied under artists and academics such as Daniel Raiskin, Kenneth Kiesler, and Larysa Kuzmenko. In collaboration with Toronto Children's Chorus, Orchestra Breva, Concreamus Choir, Babel Chorus, Mississauga and Oakville Symphony Orchestra, and Navona Records, amongst others, Emma Colette Moss has shown herself to be an emerging artist of note, developing her abilities for well over 20 years.

She has served as Assistant Conductor of Pax Christi Chorale and Apprentice Conductor of Orchestra Toronto, and has held Assistant Conductor Positions with the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Oakville Symphony. Additionally, she is co-founder and co-director of the Sinfonietta Aionia, an ensemble that uses orchestral performance as a means of generating social change. - In 2023, Emma was invited to both the Conductor's Retreat at Medomak, hosted by Kenneth Kiesler and the Medomak Symphony Orchestra, and the 2023 RBC Canadian Conductor's Showcase, hosted by Daniel Raiskin, Monica Chen, and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. In 2024, she will assume the role of Assistant Conductor of the National Academy Orchestra of Canada under the guidance of Tania Miller.