What people are saying
Testimonials
Emanuel Serra has extraordinary gifts. Beyond the beauty of his voice, he has the creative sensitivity to make his music an element of deeper, richer storytelling. He sees the heart of a story and gives voice to it.
— Thom Fitzgerald, Cinematic Director
“Beolach has had the great fortune of working with Emanuel twice in the last two years. Once in preparation for our latest Juno, CFMA, and ECMA nominated album (in 7 categories) and again in conjunction with our artist residency of the 2019 Celtic Colours International Festival. Both times, he created orchestrations of our work and the end result was more than we could have hoped or imagined for. Emanuel was both sensitive to the approach we were looking for (and the traditional music style we play) while focused on providing an orchestral arrangement that was truly colourful and multilayered. We plan to have Emanuel and his work as part of our future projects!”
— Beolach, 2020 CFMA Traditional Album of the Year, 2020 Juno Nomination Album of the Year, All Hands
“Emanuel Serra is a remarkable vocalist, composer and choral conductor. The unique and expressive quality of his voice was inspirational for my score of a film by Thom Fitzgerald set in Romania and his work contributed greatly to the success of the music. His creative process and integrity is very supportive in a collaborative process and he can be trusted to deliver value and quality. To this day I still listen to a demo he slipped under my door many years ago.”
— Sandy Moore, Composer and Sound Designer
Emanuel Serra was a joy to work with for our production of Canadian group MIR’s EastWest/Warner 2002 album 7 Directions. He not only provided an excellent performance but also was paramount in developing the ideas presented to him to help make the song he performed on one of the best on the album. His skill, both technically and musically, was world-class. The album production team was looking to create a soundscape indicative of Peter Gabriel’s award-winning albums that utilized the top world music performers in the world and Emanuel came in and knocked it out of the park! Thank you, Emanuel, for helping us push the boundaries of pop-music!
— Asif Illyas, Pop Band MIR Songwriter, Frontman; Producer, The Shire film scoring
Emanuel’s progressive compositional and orchestrational prowess is of a kind rarely seen these days. This coupled with his extensive knowledge of music genres from all over the world has made him one of those rare composers who can work with the music and inspiration of any source and give it a new and exciting treatment through elegant orchestral composition.
— John Bogardus, Conductor, Halifax Music Co-op Founder
