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nina shekhar

“His music made good use of…structure, with a score that moved briskly through a complex psychological evolution.”

– Some Person

A stirring demonstration of love and respect for a composer’s output.

– Some Person

“Tart and compelling”

– New York Times

“Orchestral supernova”

– LA Times

Nina Shekhar is a composer and multimedia artist who explores the intersection of identity, vulnerability, love, and laughter to create bold and intensely personal works.

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Sumer is icumen in (remix) (2022)

Video and music remix by Nina Shekhar

A psychedelic take on a medieval round. (NOTE: Video contains flashing lights.)

Featured Music

MUSIC
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Above the Fray (String Orchestra)
2021
LARGE ENSEMBLE / ORCHESTRA

For string orchestra

Don't Beat A Word
2021
VOCAL

Pop-rock song for voice, ensemble (Pierrot + 2 perc), and tape

rockabye-bye
2020
CHAMBER/SMALL ENSEMBLE

For string quartet

Press

The New Yorker

What Does California Sound Like?

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Chicago Tribune

CSO review: "Lucid and luminous, Shekhar's soundworld is one to bask in"

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WTTW (PBS Chicago)

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a Mix of Beethoven, Mahler and Nina Shekhar

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San Francisco Classical Voice

Composer Nina Shekhar Finds Her People

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Latest News

NEWS
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November 20, 2023

Nina Shekhar joins the Composition Faculty of Mannes School of Music

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Upcoming Shows

SHOWS
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April 18, 2024

7:30 pm

Lumina

for orchestra

Performed by Eugene Symphony (Vinay Parameswaran, conductor)

Hult Center for the Performing Arts
Eugene, OR

April 24, 2024

7:00 pm

The Mother is Standing

for orchestra

Performed by New York Philharmonic (Gustavo Dudamel, conductor)

Including performances by Common, Hera Hyesang Park, Bernie Williams, and NYC student musicians

David Geffen Hall
New York, NY

April 28, 2024

5:00 pm

Lumina

for orchestra

Performed by Yale Symphony Orchestra

Woolsey Hall (Yale University)
New Haven, CT
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