About Sheli Nan
Born 1950. Sheli Nan is an American writer, composer, teacher and performing artist.
Sheli Nan is an American composer, performer, author, and teacher. She is known for her chamber music, opera, requiem, and oratorio.
Career Sheli Nan's first LP, Acoustic Piano Excursions, was produced by KPFA. Nan has released 12 CDs, including her Orchestral Suite in 3 Movements: Signatures in Time and Place.
Nan composed incidental music for "Cuchulain – A Tragedy for the Heroic Age" by William Butler Yeats, performed by The Bay Theater Collective at Julia Morgan Theater. She also composed "Sarah and Hagar – The Reconciliation of the Jewish Mother and the Arab Mother."
Her opera Saga of the 21st-Century Girl was performed under the Berkeley Repertory Company at Osher Studio, and her work Last Stop Café was featured at the Berkeley Baroque Festival.
She was commissioned to compose for The Albany Consort, creating Requiem for the Ancestors – Dia de los Muertos, performed in San Francisco.
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Who is Sheli Nan?
American composer, performer, author, and teacher (*1950)
When was Sheli Nan born?
Sheli Nan was born on 23 November 1950 in New York City.
What is Sheli Nan's occupation?
Sheli Nan is a writer, composer, teacher and performing artist.
What nationality is Sheli Nan?
Sheli Nan is American.
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