Caroline Shaw
Caroline Shaw
Caroline Adelaide Shawis a New York City-based violinist, singer, and composer. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2013 for her a cappella piece Partita for 8 Voices...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
CountryUnited States of America
bach ballet jobs music playing spent time
I've spent a lot of time playing Bach partitas. One of my first jobs was to play for ballet and modern classes, so the music in 'Partita' is kind of like choreography for me.
digging favorite future gearing love music
I've been gearing up for this future of writing a lot of new music by digging into my favorite old stuff, and twisting it around and highlighting the things I really love.
add colors curious extreme instead next sounds
I was curious about experimenting with different colors - kind of like having an expanded orchestra. Suddenly, instead of just writing for strings, you can add bassoon and oboe and brass. I like these extreme differences in sounds right next to each other.
experiment sort
It was sort of an experiment to try to leave the violin. Can I be a real person without this thing? It was a big part of my identity.