Emily Hobday Music  – Scroll down for Bio May 2025

Emily’s program brings together a diverse selection of works that highlight the expressive range of the guitar across different periods and styles. From the crisp clarity and rhythmic playfulness of baroque keyboard writing to the driving energy of contemporary composition, each piece offers a unique perspective on the instrument’s capabilities. Meditative, lyrical moments sit alongside vibrant dance rhythms and subtle references to medieval melodies, making for a compelling and memorable concert not to be missed

Emily is an award-winning classical guitarist and a third-year student at the
UWA Conservatorium of Music, where she studies under Dr. Jonathan
Fitzgerald. She is the recipient of several major awards, including the 2023
UWA Ewen Prize for Music, the 2022 AMEB AJ Leckie Award for Best
Associate Diploma, the 2025 Wesley UCIC Music Scholarship, and the 2022
AMEB Best Certificate of Performance, as well as multiple first-place finishes
in local classical guitar competitions. In 2025, she will be competing in the
semi-finals of the prestigious Adelaide International Classical Guitar
Competition.

Emily has performed extensively across Western Australia and North America.
Highlights include a featured solo performance at the Azrieli Music Prize’s
“Meet the Laureates” event in Montreal, a solo recital in the UWA Lunchtime
Concert Series, and multiple appearances as a guest artist with the Perth
Guitar Quartet, including a studio recording and concerts on the Perth
International Classical Guitar Festival and Grove Classics Concert Series. She
also toured regional WA in 2024 with the UWA Guitar Studio.

In 2024, Emily completed an exchange semester at McGill University in
Montreal, Canada, where she studied with internationally renowned guitarist
Jérôme Ducharme. She began her guitar studies at age nine with Sam
Thomson and later continued under Craig Lake and Dr. Melissa Fitzgerald.
Throughout her development, she has participated in masterclasses with
many esteemed international artists, including Craig Ogden, Vladimir
Gorbach, Petra Poláčková, Colin Davin, and Pavel Ralev.