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Reena Esmail

Composer

6.5.2015

June 6, 2015 by admin

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 […]

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5.28.2015

May 28, 2015 by admin

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 […]

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4.28.2015

April 28, 2015 by admin

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 […]

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2.13.15

February 14, 2015 by admin

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 […]

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5.13.14

May 13, 2014 by admin

This spring has been quite eventful! I just got back from Los Angeles where I played piano on The Singer and The Songwriter‘s album release show. (I’m also the pianist on their album!) I’m absolutely […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: albany symphony orchestra, bharatanatyam, commissions, dogs of desire, los angeles, mount holyoke glee club, performances, premiers, residencies, sisira gorthala, the singer and the songwriter

2.9.14

February 9, 2014 by admin

So honored to be the featured composer on Marc Peloquin’s piano series KeyedUp Music Project at Tenri Cultural Institute in NYC last night, and to share the stage with oboist Jacqueline Leclair and actor Sarah […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: composers now festival, interviews, keyedup music project, marc peloquin, performances, tenri cultural institute, videos

10.1.13

October 1, 2013 by admin

September was a crazy and wonderful month! I spoke at TEDxSkidRow (will post a link to that talk as soon as it’s available!) and just got back from three wonderful performances of my string orchestra […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: doctoral thesis, lectures, performances, premiers, river oaks chamber orchestra, roco, tedx, tedxskidrow, teen murti, writing

8.3.13

August 13, 2013 by admin

Thank you to the Flux Quartet who premiered my new String Quartet at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival last week! The piece was performed as part of the first Young Composer’s Program, and I […]

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