Emily Royalty

Emily Royalty is currently a senior at Kirkwood High School, and this will be her second season with the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra. She started playing the bassoon in 7th grade, and has since participated in various musical ensembles, such as the Young People’s Symphonic Orchestra, Young People’s Concert Orchestra, and Kirkwood High School’s Woodwind Chamber Ensemble. In addition, she was selected as an alternate for the Missouri All-Suburban Band as a freshman, sophomore and junior, and was selected as the Missouri All-State Band second chair bassoon her junior year.  

Royalty is excited to return to the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra, this time as an alternate. She would like to thank her band directors, her private music instructor, and above all her parents for supporting and encouraging her in her pursuit of music.