Maestra • For the women and nonbinary people who make the music in the musical theater industry.

Biography

Ashford is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan, where she received a BFA in MT and a Minor in MT Composition. Ashford wrote her first full length musical, HEARTBEATS, in her final year and Michigan, where it received a reading through Blank Space Workshop. Separately, Emma has co-written many pieces in her time at Michigan, running that gamut of style and singer. She is excited to now be in NY where she can continue to work on her material/work with other composers. Emma is a piano based musician with skills in Sibelius. She is additionally an accomplished singer and actor.