Emily Hiemstra (b.1991) is a real life viola mom. She is a violist, composer and mom to four boys under 6.
A JUNO nominated composer with music that has been deemed “superb” and “extremely resonant”, she has had her music performed throughout Europe, USA and Canada.
As a violist she has been heard on CBC Radio’s About Time with Tom Allen (2022), performed at festivals around the world including Banff Centre for the Arts (Banff, CAN) and the German-Scandinavian Youth Orchestra (Berlin, GER).
You can find her playing concerts around London, ON or writing music when her boys are napping.
