Recognised by the Royal Academy of Music as ‘a singularly distinguished musician’, Emma Warren is an award-winning conductor based in London. 

Emma works across concert, liturgical, and recording contexts. She is Artistic Director of Inchant, Music Director of the High Holborn Chamber Choir and Hampton Choral Society, Associate Conductor of the Southwell Consort, and freelances widely with ensembles across London and the surrounding area. Recent projects have included conducting the choral sessions for the soundtrack of The Testament of Ann Lee, a BBC Radio 3 broadcast, and recording at Abbey Road Studios.

Emma was the Genesis Conducting Scholar with The Sixteen from 2024–25, during which she gained extensive experience working closely with Harry Christophers and Eamonn Dougan. Her role involved conducting at engagements throughout the year, including a lunchtime recital in New York, a collaboration with the orchestra of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and a Choral Evensong broadcast on BBC Radio 3. The scheme also included a weekend in Scotland with Sir James MacMillan, workshopping newly-commissioned pieces which were subsequently performed and recorded by The Sixteen.

Emma is currently a PhD researcher at the Royal Academy of Music, having previously spent a year as the Meaker Fellow, during which she curated a concert series for upper-voice choir and led workshops for young female conductors. This followed a Distinction in her Master's in Choral Conducting at the Academy, where she studied under Patrick Russill and graduated with the Sir Thomas Armstrong Prize for Outstanding Choral Leadership and the Alumni Prize. Emma studied for her undergraduate degree in Music at the University of Birmingham, where she gained First-Class Honours and was mentored by Simon Halsey.

Emma's conducting is underpinned by her own experiences as a singer. She studied with Alex Ashworth at the Academy and now freelances with professional church and chamber choirs in London. She has a keen interest in singing technique and vocal health, and wrote her undergraduate dissertation on the differing approaches to breathing technique in singing pedagogies since the 1500s. Emma also holds the LRAM diploma in Vocal Technique and Singing Teaching.