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Emily Burridge - Biography
At eighteen she received a scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music in London where she was also awarded the Helen Just Concerto Prize. She was then very fortunate to receive further private tuition with William Pleeth. Career She is a much in demand session player,
and has worked with Roger Daltrey, George Michael, Chrissie Hind, Jools
Holland, Zero 7, Stereophonics and Hans Zimmer to name a few, and is
featured on numerous albums and film soundtracks as a featured artist
and playing within string sections. (See Sessions/CV) Readings were given by the author and
then the production was adopted by the actress Virginia McKenna. Emily
accompanied playing the ‘cello and synthesizers. They toured extensively
within England performing for arts festivals and societies. At this event she also came into contact with tribal people for the first time staying at the "Tribal Gathering" where she witnessed and recorded tribal singing and ritual. This is when her appreciation of Tribal music and culture commenced. Recordings from this event are integrated into songs on "Earth Songs".
“Earth Songs” was published by a German independent and
was released in Europe USA and Australia. Extracts from the production
were used as soundtracks for videos produced by Artists United for Nature
and the Body Shop. She also worked as a 'cellist utilising her improvisational skills recording and performing Brazilian music. She started producing her second CD "Footsteps in the Sand" employing Manasés an eminent 12 string guitarist from the North East of Brazil and Milton Fiori a dynamic percussionist. “Footsteps in the Sand”
has received good reviews and is currently available online. She also toured extensively with his band performing both as singer and ‘cellist. “Barakaya” was re-released by the German label GMC in 2005. Emily Burridge's collaborative discography The
Xavante
On returning to the UK she founded a registered charity “Indigenous People’s Cultural Support Trust”. The project gained support from both organisations
and individuals and over the next four years Emily regularly lived and
worked amongst the Xavante. The centre was inaugurated amidst festive
songs and dancing in January 1998 (see above). Over the years she compiled a library of their traditional singing and these recordings have now been integrated into her new production “Bridge between Worlds”, an orchestral work written for full orchestra and featured ‘cello and the live production "Bach,Burridge & into the Amazon" Present
Day Their repertoire includes arrangements of pieces by Henry Purcell and Aaron Copeland and Eric Satie as well as their own compositions. A dialogue has developed between the instruments and the classical pieces provide a window through which they enter a world of improvisation. They have extensively performed together including festivals and more intimate chamber music settings. See "Current live productions" She has various pieces published for film music through
library companies KPM, Fireworks and West One and is regularly employed
for session work. For enquiries regarding concert booking please e mail: admin@emilyburridge.com |
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