Nina Shekhar - Part 6

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Episode 111: Nina Shekhar - Part 6
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In this week’s episode, we talk to Nina Shekhar about concepts on form, memory, and trauma in her piece "Don't Beat a Word" and being a Composer-in-Residence for The Crossing and LA Chamber Orchestra. 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 6 (00:00:00)

2. You're the Sound Investment Composer for The Crossing and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, which is a very cool title, and I'm very intrigued by it. Can you tell us what that involves? And how is it different from a "regular" Composer-in-Residence... (00:00:45)

3. Your piece "Don't Beat a Word" is very atmospheric, and it's got textures and percussive elements, it's even got vocal gasps, and they're all meant to be, if I understand correctly, "tangibly felt as much as the music is meant to be heard." So what was... (00:04:11)