Emily Edgington-Andrews

B.A. & M.A. in Music - Truman State University, M.M in Music - University of Missouri

Long an advocate for quality musical arts in the community, Emily Edgington Andrews is extremely active in Columbia, working with children and adults at every level of their musical development.

Emily is thrilled to have joined the Columbia College Visual Arts and Music team as a newly appointed Music Faculty member in August 2022. There she teaches various courses in music, gives private voice lessons, co-conducts the Jane Froman Singers, conducts the newly formed Froman Treble Choir (launching in Spring 2023), and leads recruiting efforts for the music area.

In addition to her work at Columbia College, Emily is the Artistic Director of Choral Arts Alliance of Missouri, a non-profit organization that offers choral experiences for youth through adults, and is the founder of CAAM’s youth choir subset, Columbia Youth Choirs. Through CAAM, she conducts Columbia Chorale and Columbia Youth Choirs’ Canta Bella, and serves as the Assistant Conductor for the professional chamber vocal ensemble, Prometheus: An American Vocal Consort. Emily is the conductor at the historic Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Columbia, MO, where she maintains a thriving music program, conducting the Adult Choir of volunteer and paid musicians.

Emily regularly serves as a guest clinician and adjudicator, and is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association, Missouri Choral Directors Association, and the National Association for Music Education. She received her degrees in Music at Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri (B.A.; M.A.) and at the University of Missouri (M.M.). Emily is a Ph.D. candidate in Music Education at the University of Missouri. Her research interests include investigating gender disparity in collegiate and professional choral ensembles and creating inclusive classroom spaces.