Emily Bear (born 2001)
Emily Jordan Bear was born in Rockford, Illinois. She began learning piano at the age of 2 and made her professional debut as a pianist at 5. She has been composing since she was 3.
Emily Bear’s first album of original jazz compositions Diversity was released in 2013 under the production of her mentor, Quincy Jones. More recently, Emily Bear collaborated with Abigail Barlow in the 2021 concept album The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical inspired by season 1 of the Netflix series. However, a staged performance provoked a lawsuit from Netflix.
This is Emily Bear’s 2014 composition “Les Voyages” for piano and orchestra with the composer on the piano.