Blog | Emma Berkowitz

Mar 143 min read

On the Importance of Inclusive Programming (Part I)

Your generation wants change too fast. The amount of times I have been told this regarding classical music programming is staggering....

Feb 168 min read

Compose Like a Girl

He looks at me in confusion: quirked brow, tilted head, opened mouth. I can nearly hear the cogs whirring in his brain as he tries to...

Jan 12 min read

Remembering 2023

For many reasons, 2023 was simultaneously the most trying and exciting year of my life to date. From earning my Master's degree to...

Jun 2, 20234 min read

Dissecting The Language of Flowers: A Crown of Clovers

This just in: I am a huge literature nerd. It's rather shocking, I know. Take all the time you need to process the new and possibly...

Mar 9, 20232 min read

My Favorite Things: Winter Edition

Hello, and welcome to the second installment of "My Favorite Things." This was supposed to be a monthly roundup of my favorite, books,...

Mar 9, 20232 min read

An exciting premiere...

Somehow we are less than a week out from the CMU Philharmonic Student Composer’s Concert. It’s amazing how quickly time flies. A little...

Nov 9, 20224 min read

My Favorite Things: November Edition

Hello, and welcome to the first installment of "My Favorite Things." This will be a monthly roundup of my favorite, books, movies, tv...

Mar 6, 20225 min read

Springtime, again

The sun is out, the ground is soft, and the wind is blowing about the scents of springtime: damp earth, new grass, and loss. I think I...

Oct 7, 20213 min read

Debut

I remember singing "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" with my mom when I was young, and there's a fantastic home video of me singing it from a...