Emma Rush is one of Canada’s preeminent classical guitarists. Her career has received world recognition and touring highlights include appearances at the Shanghai International Guitar Festival (China), Internationales Gitarren Symposion Iserlohn (Germany), Nyköping Gitaarseminarium (Sweden), and Festival de Guitarras Lagos de Moreno (Mexico). Rush is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Guitar Hamilton concert series that includes the Hamilton International Guitar Festival and a director of the Collegiate Peaks Guitar Retreat in Colorado. She teaches at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario.