Cellist Emily Doveala is an active freelance musician and music educator based in the DC area. Emily is passionate about creating meaningful musical experiences for audiences in all areas of her career, from beginner cellists learning their first notes to concertgoers at the symphony. This season, she is excited to join the pit of “All the World’s a Stage,” running October 20 to December 20 at the Signature Theatre.

Emily is involved in several chamber music groups, performing around the DC Metro area at salon concerts, faculty recitals, social clubs, weddings, church services, and other events. As an orchestral musician, she has played with many professional ensembles, including the MidAtlantic Symphony Orchestra, PanAmerican Symphony Orchestra, Great Falls Philharmonic, and American Festival Pops Orchestra, to name a few. Emily has had the privilege of performing with esteemed artists such as Renee Fleming, Carole King, Denyce Graves, Joshua Bell, and the Indigo Girls. She has performed at the Kennedy Center, the Barns at Wolf Trap, Alice Tully Hall, the Supreme Court, Capital One Hall, the Library of Congress, the Mexican Cultural Institute, and the Embassies of Canada, Austria, and Argentina.

In addition to teaching private lessons, Emily teaches at the International School of Music and The Potomac School. Emily has previously taught at the Mclean School and was an adjunct faculty member at College of Southern Maryland.

Emily began playing the cello at age nine and later started her formal musical training at Mannes Prep, studying with Dorothy Lawson of the ETHEL Quartet. She went on to receive her Bachelor of Music at Ithaca College, studying with Elizabeth Simkin and Heidi Hoffman, and her Master’s Degree from Stony Brook University, studying with Colin Carr. In 2022, Emily completed her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Maryland, studying with Dr. Eric Kutz.