Press
“Soprano Emma Horwood has a legendary reputation around these parts as the girl with the heavenly voice, and her following turned out strongly at this event. Her vocal tone quality, agility and genuine feeling are to die for.”
~ The Advertiser, March 2022
“Emma Horwood’s nuanced and lyrical voice is perfectly suited…she fully conveyed the intense emotions expressed.”
~ The Advertiser, November 2021
“The choir’s cherished soprano, Emma Horwood, was at her very finest…”
~ In Review, July 2021
“Horwood is an enchanting storyteller…ideal for this role, having established herself over many years as singer accompanying herself on harp and specialising in traditional Irish song.”
~ Limelight Magazine, October 2020
“The impeccable harp playing and pure soprano of Emma Horwood…an hour of tuneful tranquillity presented by superb musicianship.”
~ The Advertiser, March 2016
"Emma Horwood is one of Adelaide's most respected and popular sopranos and, with her supremely pure, resonant tone, she seemed to float and soar..."
~ Broadway World Reviews, May 2013
“…Horwood's pitch-perfect soprano and her beautiful harp...lots of well-prepared music and moments of deeply moving theatre. As well as singing and playing, Horwood's performance credits extend to switching from highly expressive reading and reciting to singing as though it is the most natural thing. More than half the arrangements were her own."
~ The Advertiser, December 2012
"Adelaide's multi-talented soprano sings a selection of songs while plucking at the harp - and our heart-strings."
~ The Advertiser, March 2011
"Horwood is an accomplished harpist and standout soprano. She has made a special study of the art of accompanying herself-a rare skill at the best if times - and rarer still with as complex an instrument as the pedal harp. An enormous program ranged from ancient to post-modern. Horwood arranged a great deal of the music and is truly one of our finest all-round musicians."
~ The Advertiser, December 2010
“A performance of the very highest quality, totally professional, that would proudly grace an international stage.”
~ The Advertiser, December 2009
"Everything was a high point...Horwood's voice, radiant at the best of times, is magical in this repertoire, crystalline in its brilliance but with all the verve that much of the programme, especially the Spanish, demanded."
~ The Advertiser, November 2009
“Her singing [is] locally renowned for its purity of tone and faultless intonation when soaring to impossible heights…accompanying herself on the harp [is] a musical combination made in heaven.”
~ The Advertiser, March 2007
“An accomplished singer with an engaging stage presence…highly expressive vocal technique.”
~ The Advertiser, December 2006
“Phenomenally gifted...fearless in approaching technical and expressive demands.”
~ The Advertiser, July 2005
“Vox Angelica!.....the singer with the voice that soars effortlessly round the rafters with angelic purity.”
~ The Advertiser, April 2005
“Wonderful artistry…To the sheer beauty and clarity of her tone she brings flawless intonation and an expressive richness that sets her apart.”
~ The Advertiser, April 2004
“Impeccable harp playing…”
~ The Adelaide Review, January 2003
“A young artist of outstanding quality”