Emma Shields is a junior music education major at Shenandoah Conservatory. She is an oboist from Fairfax Station, Virginia. She has performed with many ensembles both in and outside school curricula, one of those being the Washington Metropolitan Youth Orchestra. She was the main oboist for this past Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (SSMT) season. She studies with Stephen Key at Shenandoah Conservatory, where she currently plays in the Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra and Marching Band. She is very grateful for this wonderful opportunity to be apart of such a beautiful opera.