portland metropolitan region

Emma Cantone

Instructor

Emma Cantone is a junior at Grant High School in Portland, Oregon. She has been playing the violin for eleven years and currently studies with Carol Sindell. She serves as concertmaster of the Grant String Orchestra and plays in the Symphony Orchestra in the Metropolitan Youth Symphony.

With a passion for chamber music, Emma is a member of a quartet formed with MYS musicians and plays in an advanced trio in TACTUS Chamber Music. Her duet placed in the top five at the 2026 OMEA State Ensemble Competition in the Small String Ensemble category. She also competed at the 2026 OSAA State Solo Competition. Outside of music,

Emma enjoys reading, dancing, and crocheting. This will be her first year with Project Prelude, and she is so excited to share her love of music with the students.

(Fall 2026)