Sunday Baroque Conversations 132: Caroline Shaw

About this episode

Suzanne Bona interviews musician Caroline Shaw about her diverse career in music.

New York-based musician Caroline Shaw is a singer, violinist, composer, and producer who performs in solo and collaborative projects. Growing up in Greenville, NC, her introduction to music came through her mother -- a Suzuki music teacher -- and by listening to her local public radio station! The multi-faceted musician is an innovator whose creative outlets include commissions for a variety of performers and ensembles, singing with the vocal band Roomful of Teeth, and composing for TV, film and stage projects such as the Ken Burns/PBS documentary Leonardo Da Vinci and the FX/Hulu show Fleishman is in Trouble. She has earned 5 Grammy awards, and in 2013 – at age 30 -- she became the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music for her composition, PARTITA FOR 8 VOICES. Suzanne spoke with Caroline Shaw about her life in music.

People in this episode

Host: Suzanne Bona

Guest: Caroline Shaw

Topics covered

• music
• composition
• interview
• Grammy awards
• Pulitzer Prize

Keywords

• Caroline Shaw
• music
• Grammy
• Pulitzer Prize
• composition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roomful of Teeth

Books & works: PARTITA FOR 8 VOICES, Leonardo Da Vinci, Fleishman is in Trouble

Places: Greenville, NC

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