Nathan Schram
Nathan Schram | |
|---|---|
| Born | U.S. |
| Genres | Classical music |
| Occupation(s) | violist, Composer |
| Instrument | Viola |
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]
Life and career
[edit]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]
Personal life
[edit]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]
Selected discography
[edit]- Nearsided (2022)
- Tree Falls (2021)
- Mirrors (2021)
- Do You Ever (2020)
- Wonderbloom (2020)
- Secret Place (2019)
- Oak & the Ghost (2019)
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Violas in Sing Sing". plough.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Young Musicians Leave Nest For New Opportunities". news.wfsu.org. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ a b "Nathan Schram". grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "VC ARTIST - Attacca Quartet — "Exuberant, Funky and Exactingly Nuanced"". theviolinchannel.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ a b "Nathan Schram". honorsandawards.iu.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Nathan Schram – "Where We Are Not"". sonofmarketing.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Music Returns to Rikers Island". nyc.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "New York State Prison Program Musicambia Unlocks the Power of Music". stringsmagazine.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Joy in Being a Creator". carnegiehall.org. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "CORE MEMBERS". decodamusic.org. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "OAK AND THE GHOST". newamrecords.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "춘천시 명예홍보대사 3인, 그래미상 후보 올랐다". kado.net (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Winston-Salem native Becca Stevens collaborates on album with Grammy award-winning Attacca Quartet". journalnow.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ Becca Stevens (September 14, 2017). "Wedding Facebook post". Facebook. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Singer Becca Stevens and Violist Nathan Schram Perform A Duet From Brooklyn". NPR. May 29, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ Becca Stevens (September 14, 2017). "Wedding Facebook post". Facebook. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ Becca Stevens (March 12, 2022). "First child Facebook post". Facebook. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ Becca Stevens (March 27, 2024). "Second child Facebook post". Facebook. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "65TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS WINNERS & NOMINEES". grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.