Roxanna Panufnik said of her in 2009 (and 21st century female classical composers in general): "Hip young things like Tansy Davies and Emily Hall will exert a great influence on the new music scene in the next ten years.

"[1] Hall read music at the University of York then studied orchestration with Yan Maresz in Paris.

Her music is formed from close relationships with singers and writers and she seeks her own ways of using technology and live performance.

[2][3] The world premiere of her opera Sante took place on 24 May 2006, co-produced by Aldeburgh Productions and the London Sinfonietta, directed by Tim Supple.

It is conceived both as a concept album and an opera and utilises a newly created instrument called the electro-magnetic harp which uses vibrating magnets.