Eddie Ayres learnt the viola as a child in England, studying in
Berlin and London before playing the viola for eight years with the
Hong Kong Philharmonic. As Emma Ayres, she moved from Hong Kong to
Australia to present a long-running and extremely popular radio
program on ABC Classic FM, while teaching music privately and
professionally.
When Emma hung up her headphones at the end of 2014, there was a
public outpouring of emotion. This tattooed, intelligent, warm and
witty woman had made her way into the hearts of many Australians.
What the devoted audience didn't see, however, was Emma's daily
struggle to live within her woman's body. For sixteen years, she
knew that she was transgender but to take any action seemed
impossible. Emma believed there was too much to lose - family,
friends and her career.
In 2016, Emma accepted a position teaching cello, viola and double
bass to Afghanistan's children at the world-renowned Afghanistan
National Institute of Music. Amid the chaos and unpredictability of
life in war-savaged Kabul, Emma realised she had to accept her
future and returned to Australia to begin transitioning from female
to male. In 2016, Emma became Eddie.
Danger Music, Eddie's second book will be published in September
2017. He is currently writing a children's book which will be
published in 2018. Cadence: Travels with Music, published in 2014,
was his first book.
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