soprano • conductor • accompanist
Join the Moreland Presbyterian Choir for a singalong concert of Handel’s Messiah, Part III, conducted by Emma Cowell.
Opera on Tap’s wandering singers roam the McMenamin’s Kennedy School singing arias, art songs, and more! Featuring Emma Cowell, soprano, and others.
An evening of otherworldly organ music performed by Hannah Brewer, interspersed with mysterious poetry readings and art songs.
Emma Cowell, guest soprano, will sing two haunting Lieder by Franz Schubert: “Der Tod und das Mädchen” and “Erlkönig.”
Come be transported to the sitting rooms of the Regency era with music for voice, piano, and flute! Jocelyn Claire Thomas and Emma Cowell will perform music for voice, piano, and flute from Jane Austen’s own personal sheet music collection, plus other favorites from the Regency parlor.
Come be transported to the sitting rooms of the Regency era with music for voice, piano, and flute! Jocelyn Claire Thomas and Emma Cowell will perform music for voice, piano, and flute from Jane Austen’s own personal sheet music collection, plus other favorites from the Regency parlor.
Come be transported to the sitting rooms of the Regency era with music for voice, piano, and flute! Jocelyn Claire Thomas and Emma Cowell will perform music for voice, piano, and flute from Jane Austen’s own personal sheet music collection, plus other favorites from the Regency parlor.
Ping & Woof Opera presents Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti.
Emma Cowell appears in the role of Soprano Shepherd.
Come be transported to the sitting rooms of the Regency era with music for voice, piano, and flute! Jocelyn Claire Thomas and Emma Cowell will perform music for voice, piano, and flute from Jane Austen’s own personal sheet music collection, plus other favorites from the Regency parlor.
The 27th Annual William Byrd Festival: Pillars of the Renaissance.
Mark Williams, Artistic Director | Blake Applegate, Festival Director | Kerry McCarthy, Festival Lecturer | & Cantores in Ecclesia
Visit the Byrd Festival website for a full schedule of concerts, lectures, and services, as well as locations and concert tickets.
Emma is a choral soprano with Cantores in Ecclesia.
Die Deutsche Sommerschule am Pazifik presents Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel, dir. Kathleen Moriarty. Emma Cowell serves as accompanist for the production.
OPERA IN THE PARK Portland is proud to present the Oregon premiere of Cruzar la Cara de la Luna (To Cross the Face of The Moon), the world’s first mariachi opera.
OPERA IN THE PARK Portland is proud to present the Oregon premiere of Cruzar la Cara de la Luna (To Cross the Face of The Moon), the world’s first mariachi opera.
The Deutsche Sommerschule am Pazifik offers a free community sing in German, directed by Kathleen Moriarty, accompanied by Emma Cowell at the piano.
St. Michael and All Angels’ Church annual fundraiser for its excellent music program includes singing, dancing, and more from favorite Broadway shows! Emma is delighted to return to sing in her fifth Broadway Night to support her dear friends in the choirs of St. Michael & All Angels.
St. Michael and All Angels’ Church annual fundraiser for its excellent music program includes singing, dancing, and more from favorite Broadway shows! Emma is delighted to return to sing in her fifth Broadway Night to support her dear friends in the choirs of St. Michael & All Angels.
Cantores in Ecclesia sings the Requiem by Maurice Duruflé for Memorial Day Mass at Holy Rosary Church, directed by Blake Applegate, with Hannah Brewer, organ, and Kevin Walsh, baritone.
Emma Cowell is a soprano chorister with Cantores in Ecclesia.
Ensemble Boulanger presents a concert of music celebrating spring and holding on to hope.
Music by Amy Beach, Margaret Bonds, Rebecca Clarke, Elizabeth Poston, Florence Price
Ensemble Boulanger presents a concert of music celebrating spring and holding on to hope.
Music by Amy Beach, Margaret Bonds, Rebecca Clarke, Elizabeth Poston, Florence Price
Cantores in Ecclesia presents Membra Jesu Nostri ("Limbs of Our Jesus"), the profound, devotional masterpiece by German Baroque composer Dieterich Buxtehude (1637–1707).
The Portland Chapter of the American Guild of Organists’ annual tribute to Johann Sebastian Bach featuring performances by chapter members.
Join the voice faculty and students of Willamette University on Feb. 12, 2026 at noon for a celebration of Black History Month in song.
A Festival of Lessons and Carols with Eucharist for Christmas Eve.
Emma Cowell, organist and choirmaster
December 16, 2025, marks 250 years since the birth of beloved novelist Jane Austen. The Salon Series will celebrate with a salon concert recreating a Regency-era evening of home music-making.
A service of Lessons and Carols with Eucharist, for the season of Advent and Gaudete Sunday, led by the Ascension Parish Choir.
Emma Cowell, organist & choirmaster
The Mary’s Woods Singers present their holiday choral concert.
Emma Cowell, Music Director.
A Winter Wonderland with Cantores in Ecclesia
Cantores’ annual Winter Wonderland Fundraiser returns! Join us for a festive evening to celebrate the season while supporting Cantores.
Emma Cowell sings as a chorister with Cantores in Ecclesia.
Cantores in Ecclesia sings a service of Advent Lessons and Carols at the Anglican Parish of St. Mark. Music by Marlow, Pärt, Gibbons, Vaughan Williams, Byrd, and more.
Emma Cowell sings as a chorister with Cantores in Ecclesia.
Opera on Tap appears at the McMenamins Kennedy School with roaming opera singers performing arias for your delectation.
Bethany Schweitzer Goshorn, soprano
Emma Mildred Cowell, soprano
Annika Bell, mezzo soprano
Rite I Choral Evensong for the Feast of All Saints
Healey Willan: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, Tones VIII and III
Plainsong Responses
Henry Walford Davies: “Blest are the Pure in Heart”
Charles Villiers Stanford: “For All the Saints”
The Ascension Choir
Emma Cowell, Director & Organist
Organist Hannah Brewer presents a recital of haunting organ works for Halloween, interspersed with spooky poetry readings.
Emma Cowell is delighted to appear as guest soprano soloist to perform two classical pieces perfect for Halloween:
Bess of Bedlam Z. 130 | Music by Henry Purcell (1659-1695) | Poet Unknown
“The Spirit’s Song” from English Canzonets | Music by Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) | Poem by Anne Hunter (1741-1821)
A Recital of Songs by Hispanic composers, performed Willamette University music faculty.
Hannah Penn, mezzo soprano
Esteban Zùñiga-Calderon, tenor
Emma Cowell, soprano
Crystal Zimmerman, piano
Music by Maria Malibran-Garcìa, Isabella Colbran, and more.
Rogers Hall, Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center, Willamette University
Free admission.
Cantores presents some of Josquin's most celebrated works—the monumental Missa Pange lingua, the stunning Preater rerum, and a selection of intimate secular chansons. Dr. Kerry McCarthy will intersperse insightful commentary throughout the program to illuminate the genius of Josquin’s music. A reception with wine and hors d'oeuvres will follow the concert.
HOLY ROSARY AQUINAS HALL
340 NE Clackamas St, Portland, OR
4pm Sunday, September 21
Emma Cowell is a chorister with Cantores in Ecclesia.
Emma Cowell served as chorus repetiteteur for this production.
Mark Williams, Artistic Director
Blake Applegate, Festival Director
Cantores in Ecclesia, Festival Choir
The 26th Annual William Byrd Festival features liturgical services, concerts, and lectures celebrating the music and legacy of Renaissance English composer William Byrd.
Learn more and view the full Festival schedule.
Emma Cowell is a soprano chorister with Cantores in Ecclesia.
The German Summer School of the Pacific presents an adaptation of Mozart & Schickaneder’s The Magic Flute.
Directed by Dr. Rebecca Stewart-Gray and Glen Gray
Emma Cowell, accompanist & Third Lady
Chorus in Bizet’s Carmen with Opera in the Park Portland, directed by Nicholas Fox.
Free admission.
Emma Cowell, soprano, appears with Opera on Tap PDX at the Cathedral Park Performing Arts Collective’s Porch Concert Series. Join us for operatic favorites in a fun, informal, and free performance!
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