Kamala Sankaram
She/Her
Maestra Classes Offered
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Kamala Sankaram
She/Her
Biography
NEW YORK: PROTOTYPE Festival: Bombay Rickey Meets the Psychology of Desire, Thumbprint; Here Arts Center: Miranda, Sounding; Opera on Tap: The Parksville Murders; American Lyric Theater: Enchantress. REGIONAL: Shakespeare, Theatre Company: The Oresteia; Washington National Opera: Taking Up Serpents; Houston Grand Opera: A Rose, Monkey and Francine in the City of Tigers; Opera Ithaca: The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace, Opera Memphis: Formidable, LA Opera: Thumbprint. INTERNATIONAL: Tête-à-Tête Opera (London, England): Bombay Rickey Meets the Psychology of Desire. FILM: Dentist, Five Infomercials for Dentists. AWARDS: Jonathan Larson Award; Innovative Theatre Award: Best Production of a Musical (Miranda). OTHER: Concert music includes commissions by the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Forward Music Project, Duo Cortona, Anti-Social Music, and the South Asian Symphony Orchestra, among others. Kamala is also the leader of Bombay Rickey, a critically acclaimed operatic Bollywood surf ensemble. TEACHING: SUNY Purchase: Adjunct Professor of Composition. TRAINING: New School for Social Research: PhD. WEB: www.kamalasankaram.com
Professional Experience
- Off Broadway
- Regional
- Concerts/Cabaret
- Education
- TV/Film
Regions
- NYC/Tri-State Area
- LA/Southern California
- San Francisco/Northern California
- D.C./Baltimore/Mid-Atlantic
- Boston/New England
- Chicago/Midwest
- Philadelphia/Mid-Atlantic
- Seattle/Pacific NW
Maestra Expertise
- Theatrical Composer (Music and Lyrics)
- Theatrical Composer (Music only)
- Vocal Director and/or Choral Prep
- Songwriter
- Orchestrator
- Vocal Arranger
- Incidental Music Composer/Arranger
- Music Transcriber
- Voice Teacher (Educational Institution)
Primary Instruments
- Accordion
- Synthesizer
- Voice
Software
- Ableton
- GarageBand
- Pro-Tools
- Sibelius
Affiliations
- ACTORS EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA)
- ASCAP
- MUSE
- THE RECORDING ACADEMY
Person of Color?
- Yes