Background
Esmail was born in Chicago, Illinois.
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Reena Esmail
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She graduated with a bachelor"s degree from The Juilliard School, studying composition with Susan Botti, Christopher Rouse and Samuel Adler. Esmail continued her education in composition at the Yale School of Music with Aaron Jay Kernis and Christopher Theofanidis, and also studied violin under Ella Rutkovsky-Heifets.
Career
In 2006 Esmail took a teaching position at Manhattan School of Music Precollege where she taught music theory, ear training and composition. Esmail has performed as a pianist in chamber ensembles and also as a singer. Her compositions have been performed in the United States, Canada and Europe.
She has also collaborated with East Indian classical musicians, including Carnatic singer Shobana Raghavan, and Hindustani singers Priya Kanungo and Mosami Shah.
Two American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Morton Gould Young Composer.
Achievements
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Two American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Morton Gould Young Composer Awards Inaugural recipient of the Milton and Sylvia Babbitt Scholarship for Women Composers at Juilliard Winner in the MTAC-WLA Chamber Music Competition for piano performance Fulbright-Nehru Student Research Scholar 2011-2012 INK Fellow 2012.
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United States