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EMILY TESSMER
About

Philosophy
Artist, musician and documentary filmmaker, Emily Tessmer, is a life-long music educator who celebrates the power of the natural world. Music, Tessmer's first creative love, remains at the helm of her devotion to melody, harmony and her spirituality. Tessmer's documentaries are rooted in love for the indigenous cultures in the Sierra Nevada. Currently the Music Director at Sage Ridge School, a private highly rated college prep school in Reno, Nevada, Tessmer continues her pursuit of new recorded material and takes pride in her ability to tell stories through documentary film.
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Film
Walking With My Sisters, A Documentary
Music
Music
Cathedrals was written and recorded and performed by me, and produced by Richard Gannaway of AO Music. The footage for the video was shot with a drone over the Western Slope of the Sierra Nevada.
You can listen to my Spotify Here:
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Emily Tessmer Spotify
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Photography
Photography
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