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| Emily Bear | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Emily Bear |
| Born | August 30, 2001 |
| Origin | Illinois, USA |
| Genres | classical |
| Occupations | composer |
| Instruments | piano |
| Years active | 2007-present |
Emily Bear (born August 30, 2001) is a pianist and composer from Rockford, Illinois.[1].
When Bear was a year old she already could sing lullabies back in perfect pitch. When she was 2 years old, her grandmother recognized her talent at the piano. Bear began to study with Emilio del Rosario at the Music Institute of Chicago. Within 4 years she was enrolled for study of classical music at the Winnetka campus.[2] Besides her extraordinary talent at the piano, Bear started to compose her own music at the age of three. She has already composed more than 120 pieces.[3]For her piece Northern Lights she won the ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Award for composers under 18 years of age.[4] She also won the Rockford Area Music Industry Award (RAMI).[5]
Bear has made five appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show,[6][7] played at the White House for President Bush when she was 6,[4] and played a complete Mozart concerto from memory with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra.[8]
