Emily Paul

Originally from Des Moines, Emily Paul is a fourth-year undergraduate student at UNI double majoring in Flute Performance under the tutelage of Dr. Porter Occena, and Performing Arts Management. She is also working on minors in Women and Gender Studies and Psychology.

While at UNI, she has performed with the UNI Wind Ensemble, Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra, the UNI Flute Choir, and her quintet: the Pavo Winds. Emily represents the Music History department in the UNI School of Music Student Advisory Board and is President of the Sigma Alpha Iota, Alpha Upsilon Chapter. 

Emily has earned top placements in the Des Moines Women’s club, the Schubert Club, and the UNI Emerging Artist Scholarship competitions and was the 2023 winner of the UNI Instrumental Concerto Competition. She is also the UNI School of Music 2023 Presser Scholar. 

Nominated for UNI Student Employee of the Year, Emily holds positions as the current Music Librarian for the Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra, Lead Peer Educator for the UNI School of Music, music librarian for the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony, and is a UNI Music Ambassador. Emily has been the flute instructor for the UNI Community Music School while she’s been at UNI and has enjoyed teaching flute privately for over eight years. She’s versatile and accommodating in her music instruction and has experience teaching flutists that come from a wide span of backgrounds and ages.