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{{Short description|American composer and singer of Indian descent}}
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'''Shruthi Rajasekar''' is an [[United States|American]] composer<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=This composer combines South Indian classical music and Western choral tradition |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/classical-music/this-composer-combines-south-indian-classical-music-and-western-choral-tradition/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Collon |first1=Nicholas |last2=Gardner |first2=Edward |last3=Hollingworth |first3=Robert |last4=Karabits |first4=Kirill |last5=Oramo |first5=Sakari |last6=Petrenko |first6=Vasily |last7=Rattle |first7=Simon |last8=Rouvali |first8=Santtu-Matias |last9=Vogt |first9=Lars |date=2020-03-08 |title=Blistering and virtuosic, depth and wisdom... women composers we should listen to |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/mar/08/hitting-the-right-notes-leading-conductors-on-the-women-composers-we-should-listen-to |access-date=2025-06-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and singer<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-16 |title=Composer Spotlight: Shruthi Rajasekar |url=https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2021/03/16/composer-spotlight-shruthi-rajasekar |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.yourclassical.org |language=en}}</ref> of [[Contemporary classical music|contemporary Western classical]] and [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] music.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Peacocke |first=Gemma |date=2019-04-16 |title=5 Questions to Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade and Shruthi Rajasekar (composers) |url=https://icareifyoulisten.com/2019/04/5-questions-to-shruthi-rajasekar-and-ninfea-cruttwell-reade/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=I CARE IF YOU LISTEN |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-03 |title=10 contemporary women composers to add to your music rotation |url=https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2021/03/03/10-contemporary-women-composers-to-add-to-your-music-rotation |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.yourclassical.org |language=en}}</ref> Rajasekar is a 2025 [[McKnight Foundation|McKnight Fellow]] in Composition.<ref name=":13" />
'''Shruthi Rajasekar''' is an [[United States|American]] composer<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=This composer combines South Indian classical music and Western choral tradition |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/classical-music/this-composer-combines-south-indian-classical-music-and-western-choral-tradition/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Collon |first1=Nicholas |last2=Gardner |first2=Edward |last3=Hollingworth |first3=Robert |last4=Karabits |first4=Kirill |last5=Oramo |first5=Sakari |last6=Petrenko |first6=Vasily |last7=Rattle |first7=Simon |last8=Rouvali |first8=Santtu-Matias |last9=Vogt |first9=Lars |date=2020-03-08 |title=Blistering and virtuosic, depth and wisdom... women composers we should listen to |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/mar/08/hitting-the-right-notes-leading-conductors-on-the-women-composers-we-should-listen-to |access-date=2025-06-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and singer<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-16 |title=Composer Spotlight: Shruthi Rajasekar |url=https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2021/03/16/composer-spotlight-shruthi-rajasekar |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.yourclassical.org |language=en}}</ref> of [[Contemporary classical music|contemporary Western classical]] and [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] music.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Peacocke |first=Gemma |date=2019-04-16 |title=5 Questions to Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade and Shruthi Rajasekar (composers) |url=https://icareifyoulisten.com/2019/04/5-questions-to-shruthi-rajasekar-and-ninfea-cruttwell-reade/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=I CARE IF YOU LISTEN |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-03 |title=10 contemporary women composers to add to your music rotation |url=https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2021/03/03/10-contemporary-women-composers-to-add-to-your-music-rotation |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.yourclassical.org |language=en}}</ref> Rajasekar is a 2025 [[McKnight Foundation|McKnight Fellow]] in Composition.<ref name=":13" />


== Early life and music career ==
== Early life and music career ==
Shruthi Rajasekar was born and raised in [[Minnesota]], USA.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Hubbard |first=Rob |date=2024-02-13 |title=Shruthi Rajasekar performs her new work 'Parivaar' as part of the Schubert Club Mix |url=https://www.startribune.com/shruthi-rajasekar-performs-her-new-work-parivaar-as-part-of-the-schubert-club-mix/600343079 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.startribune.com |language=en}}</ref> She is the daughter of Carnatic musician [[Nirmala Rajasekar]]<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2012-11-14 |title=Carnatic music master Nirmala Rajasekar passes on love for music |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2012/11/14/carnatic-music-master-nirmala-rajasekar-passes-on-love-for-music |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=MPR News |language=en}}</ref> and is of [[Culture of India|Indian]] [[Tamils|Tamilian]] descent.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Sreelakshmi S. |date=2024-01-06 |title=Tunes of merit |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Jan/06/tunes-of-merit-2648231.html |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Danish Raza |first=Star Tribune |date=2019-08-09 |title=Four artists from India who made their mark on Minnesota |url=https://www.startribune.com/four-artists-from-india-who-made-their-mark-on-minnesota/528526162 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.startribune.com |language=en}}</ref>
Shruthi Rajasekar was born and raised in [[Minnesota]], USA.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Hubbard |first=Rob |date=2024-02-13 |title=Shruthi Rajasekar performs her new work 'Parivaar' as part of the Schubert Club Mix |url=https://www.startribune.com/shruthi-rajasekar-performs-her-new-work-parivaar-as-part-of-the-schubert-club-mix/600343079 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.startribune.com |language=en}}</ref> She is the daughter of Carnatic musician [[Nirmala Rajasekar]]<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2012-11-14 |title=Carnatic music master Nirmala Rajasekar passes on love for music |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2012/11/14/carnatic-music-master-nirmala-rajasekar-passes-on-love-for-music |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=MPR News |language=en}}</ref> and is of [[Culture of India|Indian]] [[Tamils|Tamilian]] descent.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Sreelakshmi S. |date=2024-01-06 |title=Tunes of merit |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Jan/06/tunes-of-merit-2648231.html |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Danish Raza |first=Star Tribune |date=2019-08-09 |title=Four artists from India who made their mark on Minnesota |url=https://www.startribune.com/four-artists-from-india-who-made-their-mark-on-minnesota/528526162 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.startribune.com |language=en}}</ref>


Shruthi Rajasekar graduated from [[Princeton University]],<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Students have the power to expand culture and inclusion at Princeton |url=https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2023/10/princeton-opinion-opguest-culture-south-asian-music-change-carnatic |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=The Princetonian |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last1=Valenti |first1=Denise |date=4 December 2017|title=Senior Rajasekar awarded Marshall Scholarship for graduate study in the UK |url=https://www.princeton.edu/news/2017/12/04/senior-rajasekar-awarded-marshall-scholarship-graduate-study-uk |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.princeton.edu |language=en}}</ref> where she studied with [[Donnacha Dennehy]], [[Barbara White (composer)|Barbara White]], [[Juri Seo]], [[Dan Trueman]], and [[Gabriel Crouch]].<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=MoreCanvas |date=2023-04-16 |title=Advisee Stories: Bridging Musical Worlds from Carnatic to Chamber Music |url=https://music.princeton.edu/advisee-stories-bridging-musical-worlds-from-carnatic-to-chamber-music-dennehy/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Department of Music at Princeton University |language=en-US}}</ref> During this time, she also studied at the [[Royal College of Music]] in London with [[Patricia Rozario]].<ref name=":7" />
Shruthi Rajasekar graduated from [[Princeton University]],<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Students have the power to expand culture and inclusion at Princeton |url=https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2023/10/princeton-opinion-opguest-culture-south-asian-music-change-carnatic |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=The Princetonian |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last1=Valenti |first1=Denise |date=4 December 2017|title=Senior Rajasekar awarded Marshall Scholarship for graduate study in the UK |url=https://www.princeton.edu/news/2017/12/04/senior-rajasekar-awarded-marshall-scholarship-graduate-study-uk |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.princeton.edu |language=en}}</ref> where she studied with [[Donnacha Dennehy]], [[Barbara White (composer)|Barbara White]], [[Juri Seo]], [[Dan Trueman]], and [[Gabriel Crouch]].<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=MoreCanvas |date=2023-04-16 |title=Advisee Stories: Bridging Musical Worlds from Carnatic to Chamber Music |url=https://music.princeton.edu/advisee-stories-bridging-musical-worlds-from-carnatic-to-chamber-music-dennehy/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Department of Music at Princeton University |language=en-US}}</ref> During this time, she also studied at the [[Royal College of Music]] in London with [[Patricia Rozario]].<ref name=":7" />


Rajasekar went to the [[United Kingdom]] on a [[Marshall Scholarship]].<ref name=":9" /> She pursued a [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate]] degree in [[ethnomusicology]] at [[SOAS University of London|SOAS, University of London]] with supervisor [[Richard Widdess]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shruthi Rajasekar |url=https://www.tusentakk.org/artists/shruthi-rajasekar |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Tusen Takk Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref> She also received her [[master's degree]] in [[Musical composition|composition]] at the [[Royal Northern College of Music]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shruthi Rajasekar {{!}} Interlochen Center for the Arts |url=https://www.interlochen.org/person/shruthi-rajasekar |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.interlochen.org}}</ref>
Rajasekar went to the [[United Kingdom]] on a [[Marshall Scholarship]].<ref name=":9" /> She pursued a [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate]] degree in [[ethnomusicology]] at [[SOAS University of London|SOAS, University of London]] with supervisor [[Richard Widdess]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shruthi Rajasekar |url=https://www.tusentakk.org/artists/shruthi-rajasekar |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Tusen Takk Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref> She also received her [[master's degree]] in [[Musical composition|composition]] at the [[Royal Northern College of Music]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shruthi Rajasekar {{!}} Interlochen Center for the Arts |url=https://www.interlochen.org/person/shruthi-rajasekar |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.interlochen.org}}</ref>


In 2020, [[BBC Music Magazine]] named Rajasekar a "Rising Star."<ref name=":3" /> In 2023, Rajasekar was made an Associate of the Royal Northern College of Music for her "exceptional contributions to the profession."<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=RNCM announces recipients of 2023 Honorary Awards - Royal Northern College of Music |url=https://www.rncm.ac.uk/news/rncm-announces-recipients-of-2023-honorary-awards/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=RNCM |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":5" />
In 2020, [[BBC Music Magazine]] named Rajasekar a "Rising Star."<ref name=":3" /> In 2023, Rajasekar was made an Associate of the Royal Northern College of Music for her "exceptional contributions to the profession."<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=RNCM announces recipients of 2023 Honorary Awards - Royal Northern College of Music |url=https://www.rncm.ac.uk/news/rncm-announces-recipients-of-2023-honorary-awards/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=RNCM |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":5" />


Rajasekar received a 2025 Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowship in Composition from the [[McKnight Foundation]] and [[American Composers Forum]].<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=LISTEN |first=I. CARE IF YOU |date=2025-02-04 |title=Announcing the 2025 McKnight Composer Fellowship and Visiting Residency Awardees |url=https://icareifyoulisten.com/2025/02/announcing-the-2025-mcknight-composer-fellowship-and-visiting-residency-awardees/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=I CARE IF YOU LISTEN |language=en-US}}</ref>
Rajasekar received a 2025 Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowship in Composition from the [[McKnight Foundation]] and [[American Composers Forum]].<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=LISTEN |first=I. CARE IF YOU |date=2025-02-04 |title=Announcing the 2025 McKnight Composer Fellowship and Visiting Residency Awardees |url=https://icareifyoulisten.com/2025/02/announcing-the-2025-mcknight-composer-fellowship-and-visiting-residency-awardees/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=I CARE IF YOU LISTEN |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 11:39, 28 June 2025

Shruthi Rajasekar is an American composer[1][2] and singer[3] of contemporary Western classical and Carnatic music.[1][4][5] Rajasekar is a 2025 McKnight Fellow in Composition.[6]

Early life and music career

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Shruthi Rajasekar was born and raised in Minnesota, USA.[7] She is the daughter of Carnatic musician Nirmala Rajasekar[7][8] and is of Indian Tamilian descent.[9][10]

Shruthi Rajasekar graduated from Princeton University,[11][12] where she studied with Donnacha Dennehy, Barbara White, Juri Seo, Dan Trueman, and Gabriel Crouch.[11][13] During this time, she also studied at the Royal College of Music in London with Patricia Rozario.[13]

Rajasekar went to the United Kingdom on a Marshall Scholarship.[12] She pursued a postgraduate degree in ethnomusicology at SOAS, University of London with supervisor Richard Widdess.[14] She also received her master's degree in composition at the Royal Northern College of Music.[1][15]

In 2020, BBC Music Magazine named Rajasekar a "Rising Star."[7] In 2023, Rajasekar was made an Associate of the Royal Northern College of Music for her "exceptional contributions to the profession."[16][9]

Rajasekar received a 2025 Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowship in Composition from the McKnight Foundation and American Composers Forum.[6]

Sarojini

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In 2021, Rajasekar created a multi-movement work called Sarojini on Sarojini Naidu and the Indian Independence Movement.[17] The work contains poetry and speeches by Naidu, including writings from "The Broken Wing" and a compilation of Naidu's texts edited by G.A. Natesan.[18][19] Sarojini was premiered by Hertfordshire Chorus and conductor David Temple in 2022, in honor of the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence.[17][20]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "This composer combines South Indian classical music and Western choral tradition". The Seattle Times. 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  2. ^ Collon, Nicholas; Gardner, Edward; Hollingworth, Robert; Karabits, Kirill; Oramo, Sakari; Petrenko, Vasily; Rattle, Simon; Rouvali, Santtu-Matias; Vogt, Lars (2020-03-08). "Blistering and virtuosic, depth and wisdom... women composers we should listen to". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  3. ^ "Composer Spotlight: Shruthi Rajasekar". www.yourclassical.org. 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  4. ^ Peacocke, Gemma (2019-04-16). "5 Questions to Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade and Shruthi Rajasekar (composers)". I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  5. ^ "10 contemporary women composers to add to your music rotation". www.yourclassical.org. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  6. ^ a b LISTEN, I. CARE IF YOU (2025-02-04). "Announcing the 2025 McKnight Composer Fellowship and Visiting Residency Awardees". I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  7. ^ a b c Hubbard, Rob (2024-02-13). "Shruthi Rajasekar performs her new work 'Parivaar' as part of the Schubert Club Mix". www.startribune.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  8. ^ "Carnatic music master Nirmala Rajasekar passes on love for music". MPR News. 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  9. ^ a b Nair, Sreelakshmi S. (2024-01-06). "Tunes of merit". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  10. ^ Danish Raza, Star Tribune (2019-08-09). "Four artists from India who made their mark on Minnesota". www.startribune.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  11. ^ a b "Students have the power to expand culture and inclusion at Princeton". The Princetonian. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  12. ^ a b Valenti, Denise (4 December 2017). "Senior Rajasekar awarded Marshall Scholarship for graduate study in the UK". www.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  13. ^ a b MoreCanvas (2023-04-16). "Advisee Stories: Bridging Musical Worlds from Carnatic to Chamber Music". Department of Music at Princeton University. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  14. ^ "Shruthi Rajasekar". Tusen Takk Foundation. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  15. ^ "Shruthi Rajasekar | Interlochen Center for the Arts". www.interlochen.org. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  16. ^ "RNCM announces recipients of 2023 Honorary Awards - Royal Northern College of Music". RNCM. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  17. ^ a b Hugill, Planet. "Sarojini: Shruthi Rajasekar's new piece, premiered by Hertfordshire Chorus, merges Western classical and Carnatic musical traditions". Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  18. ^ "New commission". Hertfordshire Chorus. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  19. ^ Hertfordshire Chorus (2021-04-16). Hertfordshire Chorus TV - David Temple in conversation with Shruthi Rajasekar. Retrieved 2025-06-17 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ "'Pandemic has taught us how valuable, and indeed precious, live music is,' says musician Shruthi Rajasekar | EasternEye". www.easterneye.biz. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
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