This Princeton Composer Wants to Turn Your Feet Around (ft. Nina Shekhar)

Nina Shekhar has recently been named Young Concert Artists’ 2021-23 Composer-in-Residence, which follows my own 2-year residency in this post. Join me as we discover what drives Nina to create music, as well as hear a sampling of her work. 00:00 Introducing Nina Shekhar 08:53 Expressing OCD through “Quirkhead” 13:56 Excerpt from “Quirkhead” 14:55 How did music boxes inspire “hush”? 21:08 Excerpt from “hush” 22:55 Why should we paint our toenails red in “DEAR ABBY”? 27:45 Excerpt from “DEAR ABBY” 31:45 Should contemporary music be fun? (“Turn Your Feet Around”) 38:03 Excerpt from “Turn Your Feet Around” 43:10 Where do you see your work going in 5 years? 49:43 What do you look forward to this upcoming season? 52:27 Closing remarks Nina Shekhar’s website: www.ninashekhar.com 📰 MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: https://saadnhaddad.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d52b653fc543f4ca604265d53&id=70d2af18c6 👨🏻‍🏫 BOOK a consultation/lesson with me directly via this link: https://calendly.com/saadhaddad/consultation-lesson