Emily Bear

Emily Jordan Bear (born August 30, 2001) is an American composer, pianist, songwriter and singer who has received notice at an early age. She began piano studies at the age of 5 with Emilio del Rosario at The Music Institute of Chicago. She currently studies classical piano with Mary Sauer, Principal Keyboardist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and jazz improvisation with Alan Swain. Emily made her professional debut performing a solo concert at the Ravinia Music Festival in July of 2007, when she was 5 years old. She played a solo 40 minute program mixing classical, jazz, and her own pieces. She is the youngest performer in Ravinia’s more than 100 year history. At age 6, Emily was a recipient of the 2008 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Competition Award for her original song “Northern Lights.”