Emilia Bernstein

• 2025: Vocal Organization of California 1st Place Award Winner in Classical Voice
• 2025: Music Center's Spotlight Semifinalist for Classical Voice
• 2024: Music Center's Spotlight Semifinalist for Classical Voice
• 2024: NATS LA Chapter 2nd Place Award Winner in Classical Voice
• 2022: VOCal 4th Place Award Winner in Classical Voice
• 2022: VOCal Honorable Mention in Musical Theater

Emilia Bernstein, 16, is a junior at San Marino High School. Along with

taking regular vocal coaching lessons with Wendy Pylko, Emilia is also a chorister at the

Grammy award-winning Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC), where

she has been studying and performing for twelve years, mostly under the

direction of their Artistic Director, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz. Through

LACC, she has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under

Maestro Gustavo Dudamel in productions of Carmina Burana and The

Nutcracker, participated in Los Angeles Opera’s productions of Hansel

and Gretel (2018) and Otello (2023) under Maestro James Conlon,

recorded background vocals for Billie Eilish’s album Happier Than Ever

(2021) at Capitol Records and debuted their song “Goldwing” at the

Hollywood Bowl, and more. As an LACC chorister, Emilia has toured

throughout Mexico in 2022 and Spain in 2023, and will participate in the

upcoming British Isles tour in 2025. Additionally, she is currently a

member of and section leader for the San Marino High School Chamber

Choir under the direction of Derek Jamieson, with whom she has studied

since 2019. With SMHS Chamber Choir, she has toured in Paris (2023)

and Italy (2025). Emilia was previously a part of the Southern California

Vocal Association’s SATB Honor Choir (2023), and All-State SSAA

Honor Choir (2024). Emilia has been a Classical Voice Semifinalist for

the Music Center’s Spotlight awards in 2024 and 2025. Besides classical

singing, Emilia enjoys musical theater and has been in 14 productions

with her school and local theater companies including Upstage and

Young Star Theater. Roles include: Marian in Music Man, Fairy

Godmother in Cinderella, Coco in Zombie Prom, Sharpay in High

School Musical, Brigitta in The Sound of Music, and more. Along with

theater, she thoroughly enjoys singing jazz, something she is eager to

further explore.