Biography
Katelyn Emerson is reading for her PhD in Music at the University of Cambridge's Centre for Music and Science, under the supervision of Dr Peter Harrison and Professor John Rink. Her doctoral research investigates explicit and implicit contextual influences on organists’ rubato and articulation, informed by her background as a concertising musician. Katelyn has performed extensively as a concert organist in venues throughout North America, Europe, and Asia that include Musashino Civic Cultural Hall (Japan), Walt Disney Hall (Los Angeles), Hallgrímskirkja (Reykjavík, Iceland), Auditorio Nacional de Música (Madrid), Riverside Church (New York), and Kurhaus Wiesbaden (Germany). Recipient of both a Fulbright grant and a German Academic Exchange Scholarship (DAAD), Katelyn holds degrees from Oberlin College and Conservatory (BMus in organ, BA in French), Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Toulouse (perfectionnement), Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart (MA organ), and the University of Cambridge (MPhil Music). She is funded through a 1+3 Economic and Social Science Research Council Studentship and a UK Research and Innovation International Fee Bursary.
Research
Katelyn's primary research interests broadly include:
- Performance studies
- Music pedagogy
- Music psychology
- Music cognition
- Ergonomics and injury prevention for musicians
- Historically informed performance
