Caroline Shaw

American composer, violinist, and singer · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1982 · age 44

Caroline Adelaide Shaw is an American composer of contemporary classical music, violinist, and singer. She is a founding member of the vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth.

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2024Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble PerformanceAward2022Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical CompositionAward2020Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble PerformanceAward2014Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble PerformanceAward2013Pulitzer Prize for MusicAward1982Born1 August 1982

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Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance2024

Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition2022

Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance2020

Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance2014

Pulitzer Prize for Music2013

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In 2013 she won the Pulitzer Prize for Music for her a cappella piece Partita for 8 Voices, and received the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for her Narrow Sea. She also won the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for her Rectangles and Circumstance.

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