About

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Emily Simonian is a songwriter, recording artist, published author, and musical theatre composer, lyricist, and librettist. She earned a merit scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music and later completed her B.F.A. in Contemporary Music at Musicians Institute in Los Angeles.

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Pop & Songwriting

Simonian is a genre-fluid songwriter working across indie/dance-pop, and musical theatre. After dedicating time to composing for theatre and refining her artistry at Berklee, she is re-entering the pop landscape with a renewed creative identity and forthcoming releases. In September 2025, she was selected for the Women in Music Mentorship Program—an honor extended to just 10% of applicants—and is mentored by Grammy Award–winning songwriter Wendy Parr.

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Musical Theatre

Emily has numerous original works for the stage currently in different stages of development. Her original musical When Two of Us Meet, inspired by her Armenian ancestors’ emigration to America in the early 20th century, has been hailed by early reviewers as “a Broadway-worthy stage production.” The two-act musical will receive a staged presentation at PenArts theatre in Florida in July 2026, and was a 2026 Semifinalist for the highly competitive NMTC at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.

 

In 2025, When Two of Us Meet was awarded the Laurel Karabian Fund for the Arts Grant from the Armenian International Women’s Association and received a concert reading in New York City in Spring 2025. That same season, the Embassy of Armenia partnered with Emily to host a private concert presentation in Washington, D.C.

 

When Two of Us Meet was also named a top 12 finalist for the 2025 Florida Festival of New Musicals and a top 10 finalist for the 2025 Colorado New Musical Project. Her work in musical theatre has been featured in numerous new works cabarets and has attracted multiple visionary sponsors who believe in the power and promise of her voice as a composer and lyricist.

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Learn more about When Two of Us Meet here. 

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Additional Work

Simonian has a Master’s degree in Psychology and integrates music and art into therapeutic practice. Her contributions to mental health conversations have been featured in outlets such as TIME, The Washington Post, Newsweek, HuffPost, Healthline, Cosmopolitan, InStyle, and Women’s Health, where she frequently speaks on the intersection of music and mental health. 

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Emily is a member of ASCAP, the Dramatists Guild, Maestra Music, Women In Music, and Musical Writers Academy.