Reena Esmail

Composer

The first month of 2018 felt like a year!

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I spent most of last month finishing my new piece for Chicago Sinfonietta (for a March 11/12 premier in Chicago!) I was finally able to take a few months off writing last summer after writing […]

The Month of California — January 2017

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Even though I love that my work takes me to so many different places, it has been such a treat to have so many things happening in my home state this month! I lived in […]

9.2.16

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Hi Friends! Just a quick one to let you know that I finally caved in and have a professional page on Facebook. It’s way easier to stay up to date there, so for the most […]

11.16.2015

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Excited to have been the subject of this mini-documentary about using technology to compose for the PC rebranding campaign PC Does What

6.5.2015

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Next season is shaping up to be very exciting! Here are some of the highlights: I will be doing three very different residencies next season: I will be the Composer in Residence for Concerts on […]

5.28.2015

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What a spring it’s been! The projects I announced in the last post are almost reaching completion. I’m writing this in the midst of listening to the final cuts of my dance suite for AtticRep’s […]

4.28.2015

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In addition to being a composer, I am also a Co-Artistic Director of Shastra, an organization that cultivates the work of musicians who connect Indian and Western musical traditions. Last Sunday, we hosted the first […]

2.13.15

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It’s been an exciting 2015 so far! I am working on three pieces premiering this spring: Pasadena Master Chorale has commissioned a large, evening-length work that will premier on June 29th, 2015 at CalTech. Continuing […]

12.9.14

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Every time the holidays roll around, I always daydream about arranging Christmas carols. This season I finally had the chance to make it happen! Last night, the Pasadena Master Chorale and the PMC Student Singers […]