Hi, I’m Emma Rowland-Elsen, the Founder and Principal Conductor of Sing out Strong.
I'm a professional conductor, composer and vocal coach, and I have PTSD, depression and anxiety. When I was diagnosed in 2018, following a nervous breakdown, it was music that kept me going and helped me refocus and recover.
Running Sing out Strong throughout the pandemic was completely life changing.
We all talk about the power of music to heal and bring people together, but I never thought I would see a time when music truly united the world. I believe that, in many ways, virtual choirs were the saviour of the pandemic, enabling people to maintain that vital social contact through singing and to look after their wellbeing at such an unprecedented, and frightening, time.