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American composer and violist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nathan Schram is an American violist and composer.[1][2] He has won two Grammy Awards out of 3 nominations.[3] He is a member of the Attacca Quartet.[4]
Nathan Schram | |
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Born | U.S. |
Genres | Classical music |
Occupation(s) | violist, Composer |
Instrument | Viola |
Schram studied viola at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and at the Reina Sofía School of Music.[5] As of March 2023, he was a PhD student in Music Composition at Princeton University.[6] He was awarded the Robertson Prize at the Primrose International Viola Competition. He is the founder and artistic director of Musicambia, which develops music education programs in prisons throughout the United States.[7][8]
Nathan has collaborated with artists such as Björk, Sting, James Blake, Joshua Bell, David Crosby, and others.[5] He is also a violist in the Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall and a core member of Decoda.[9][10] His debut solo album Oak & the Ghost was released in 2019 on New Amsterdam Records.[11] In 2020, he was appointed as the Honorary Ambassador to the City of Chuncheon, South Korea.[12]
Schram married Becca Stevens, a singer and guitarist, on September 2, 2017.[13][14] The couple live in Brooklyn, New York City. Together, they have two daughters (born 2022 and 2024).[15][16][17][18]
Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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2023 | Nominated | Grammy Awards | Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals | "2 + 2 = 5 (Arr. Nathan Schram)" | [19] |
Won | Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance | Shaw: Evergreen | [3] | ||
2020 | Won | Shaw: Orange |
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