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Nina Shekhar - Part 4
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For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT)
Episode 109: Nina Shekhar - Part 4
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In this week’s episode, we talk to Nina Shekhar about her compositional influences and mentors, and the challenges she has faced as a woman and an Indian American composer. If you enjoyed today’s conversation and want to know more about Nina Shekhar, check her out here: https://www.ninashekhar.com/. This episode was originally recorded in December 2023.
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Intro music: “Trifolium” by Gabriela Ortiz, performed by E4TT (Ilana Blumberg, violin; Abigail Monroe, cello; Margaret Halbig, piano), as part of “Below the Surface: Music by Women Composers,” January 29, 2022
Outro music: “Lake Turkana” by Marcus Norris, performed by E4TT (Margaret Halbig, piano), as part of “Alchemy,” October 15, 2021
Transcription courtesy of Otter.ai.
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1. Nina Shekhar - Part 4 (00:00:00)
2. So obviously, Bach is a major influence. Beyond Bach, who have your mentors and other major influences been or, you know, you can include Bach, if you want because, clearly, you talk about him a lot. (00:00:46)
3. So you've been lucky that you found, obviously, really great mentors who let you think and challenge you, but that you found some who had some points of commonality and helped you along your path? (00:06:22)
4. Have you encountered challenges as an Indian-American composer or as a woman composer? (00:08:15)
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