#Emily piano prodigy series
Now that her hands are finally large enough to play it, she learned Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” one of her all-time favorite pieces, for a concert series in Connecticut run by a member of the Gershwin family. She has since been featured on several major news programs in the United States and internationally. In a recent email interview, she says, “My mom was a musical theater major at the University of Michigan and sings Broadway and jazz my sister plays the harp and piano and the harpist for the Rockford Symphony Youth Orchestra my brother plays guitar, piano and is the first chair tenor saxophone in his high school jazz band and my dad plays the radio!”Įmily broke into the national spotlight at age 6 when she appeared as a guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show performing Mozart, jazz and an original song she composed. When she was 9 she made her Carnegie Hall debut with a 110-piece orchestra, a 220-voice choir and R&B soloists performing one of her composition.Įmily comes by her musical agility naturally. Her orchestral debut came at age 7, and by age 8, she was playing concerts abroad in Italy and China. She’s astounding, man … she’s astounding.”Įmily, who lives in Rockford, IL, made her concert debut at age 5 in Chicago, performing a 40-minute solo program that featured classical pieces side by side with jazz standards and her own compositions. She composes, orchestrates and performs in a wide variety of styles.Īfter spending time with Emily, Quincy Jones remarked, “With the ability to seamlessly move from classical to jazz and bebop, she shows as much musical prowess as pianists/ composers twice her age, and I am thrilled to be working with her. Tyler & Ryan have more than 140,000 YouTube subscribers and 25 million views.Emily Bear, hailed as a 13-year-old piano prodigy, has been called the next Mozart. In 2014, Tyler & Ryan won Ryan Seacrest’s online competition, “Best Cover of All about That Bass,” with their rendition.
Over time, the duo became known for their original takes on top-40 music. The Bristol, Rhode Island, natives created a YouTube channel in 2010. She performed and composed the opening credits and end-title songs to the feature film Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, and is the featured pianist on renowned composer Mark Isham’s score for the film A Dog’s Journey.Īll of this set the stage for her dynamic debut as an original singer-songwriter with her 2019 single “I’m Not Alone,” produced by Toby Gad, and her upcoming EP, Emotions.īrother pop duo Tyler & Ryan are making their mark in the music industry, quickly becoming known for their unique sound and originality. Last year, she headlined a 25-city sold-out European stadium tour.
Along the way, she has performed on some of the world’s most iconic stages-including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Hollywood Bowl, and Montreux Jazz Festival-and received awards such as ASCAP concert music composer of the year, Herb Alpert jazz composer of the year, and W magazine’s “It Girl” of the year.īear’s mentor, Quincy Jones, produced her debut jazz CD. It has been an unbelievable journey for Bear, who appeared on Ellen as a 5-year-old piano prodigy and is now an in-demand global performer and composer. Singer-songwriter Emily Bear is an 18-year-old composer and piano virtuoso who creates emotionally charged, catchy music that combines various genres.
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