Nina Shekhar - Part 2

For Good Measure, by Ensemble for These Times (E4TT)
Episode 107: Nina Shekhar - Part 2

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In this week’s episode, we talk to Nina Shekhar about her creative life during the pandemic and her overall practice as a 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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Producer, Host, and E4TT co-founder: Nanette McGuinness
Co-producer and Audio Engineer: Stephanie M. Neumann
Podcast Cover Art: Brennan Stokes
Interns: Renata Volchinskaya, Sam Mason, Hannah Chen

Curious to hear a little music from our guest Ursula Kwong-Brown, who we spoke to in our most recent episode? Check out the world premiere of the piece she wrote for us, you can find it on our YouTube channel.

Chapters

• 0:38 In this week's episode, we continue our conversation with Nina Shekhar, who we spoke to in December 2023.
• 0:46 You talk about, you know, you had some downtime for the first time in a while. For me, I find those times are rare and precious, but also really important for creativity, that, you know, when you're constantly focused on driving forward to...
• 3:38 What did you do when you were feeling burnt out at the end of 2021? To bring that joy back? Other than looking at your schedule and going, "Oh, Houston, there's a problem. We are making an adjustment here."
• 6:20 And before the pandemic, you were building your career, and then all of a sudden, there it was, it's an interesting moment. What do you do now?
• 7:52 I love the way you describe yourself in your bio. I've read this description in another place as "a composer who explores the intersection of identity, vulnerability, love, and laughter, to create bold and intensely personal works." So...