Portland Metropolitan Region

Emmaline Bunch

Instructor

Emmaline Bunch is a 14-year old freshman at Lake Oswego High School. She has been playing violin for 12 years, currently studying with Jessica Lee. Her previous teachers include Kathryn Gray and Catherine Whelan.

As an active orchestral musician, Emmaline currently plays in the Philharmonic Orchestra and Camerata PYP ensembles of the Portland Youth Philharmonic Association, which she joined in 2022. She served as Concertmaster of the Portland Youth Sting Ensemble in 2023, as well as Principal Second Violin in the OMEA Middle School All State Orchestra that year. In 2024, she served as the Assistant Principal Second Violin for the Portland Youth Conservatory Orchestra, and was a grateful recipient of the James Eoff Award. In 2025, she served as the Concertmaster of the Portland Youth Conservatory Orchestra as well as playing in the Philharmonic Orchestra and Camerata PYP. Emmaline has attended multiple summer music festivals, including the Young Musicians and Artists camp in 2025 where she was a runner up in their concerto competition and studied under Casey Bozell, as well as attending the Marrowstone Music festival in 2026, where she served as Co-Concertmaster of their Concert Orchestra and studied under Noah Geller and Maria Larionoff. Beyond music, Emmaline loves to cook and bake, as well as hang out with her family and friends.

(Fall 2026)