Emma Selby studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Graduating in 2009. In 2011 she was a member of Southbank Sinfonia in London, and went on to work in Malmo Opera Orchestra, Sweden, as their contra bassoonist and second bassoon. She moved to Dorset in 2013 to join the Bournemouth Symphony as second bassoon. Outside of the orchestra she enjoys teaching, playing tennis and cooking.