{{short description|American composer and violist}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Nathan Schram | image = | image_size = | caption = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = U.S. | origin = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date first) --> | death_place = | genre = Classical music | occupation = violist, Composer | instrument = Viola | years_active = <!-- YYYY–YYYY (or –present) --> | label = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} or {{Official URL}} --> | module = | module2 = | module3 = }}
'''Nathan Schram''' is an American violist and composer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.plough.com/en/topics/justice/social-justice/criminal-justice/violas-in-sing-sing|title=Violas in Sing Sing|website=plough.com|access-date=2023-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.wfsu.org/2012-06-30/young-musicians-leave-nest-for-new-opportunities|title=Young Musicians Leave Nest For New Opportunities|website=news.wfsu.org|access-date=2023-03-15}}</ref> He has won two Grammy Awards out of 3 nominations.<ref name=Grammy>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/nathan-schram/252007|title=Nathan Schram|website=grammy.com|access-date=2023-03-15}}</ref> He is a member of the Attacca Quartet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theviolinchannel.com/vc-artist-attacca-string-quartet/|title=VC ARTIST - Attacca Quartet — "Exuberant, Funky and Exactingly Nuanced"|website=theviolinchannel.com|access-date=2023-03-15}}</ref>
==Life and career== Schram studied viola at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and at the Reina Sofía School of Music.<ref name=Honorsandawards>{{Cite web|url=https://honorsandawards.iu.edu/awards/honoree/9750.html|title=Nathan Schram|website=honorsandawards.iu.edu|access-date=2023-03-15}}</ref> As of March 2023, he was a PhD student in Music Composition at Princeton University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sonofmarketing.com/2022/08/06/streaming-nathan-schram-where-we-are-not/|title=Nathan Schram – "Where We Are Not"|website=sonofmarketing.com|access-date=2023-03-15}}</ref> He was awarded the Robertson Prize at the Primrose International Viola Competition. He is the founder and artistic director of Musicambia, which develops music education programs in prisons throughout the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyc.gov/site/doc/media/music-returns.page|title=Music Returns to Rikers Island|website=nyc.gov|access-date=2023-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stringsmagazine.com/new-york-state-prison-program-musicambia-unlocks-the-power-of-music/|title=New York State Prison Program Musicambia Unlocks the Power of Music|website=stringsmagazine.com|access-date=2023-03-15}}</ref>
Nathan has collaborated with artists such as Björk, Sting, James Blake, Joshua Bell, David Crosby, and others.<ref name=Honorsandawards/> He is also a violist in the Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall and a core member of Decoda.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carnegiehall.org/Education/Programs/Ensemble-Connect/The-Connected-Musician/Inspire/Joy-in-Being-a-Creator|title=Joy in Being a Creator|website=carnegiehall.org|access-date=2023-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.decodamusic.org/people|title=CORE MEMBERS|website=decodamusic.org|access-date=2023-03-15}}</ref> His debut solo album ''Oak & the Ghost'' was released in 2019 on New Amsterdam Records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newamrecords.com/albums/oak-and-the-ghost|title=OAK AND THE GHOST|website=newamrecords.com|access-date=2023-03-15}}</ref> In 2020, he was appointed as the Honorary Ambassador to the City of Chuncheon, South Korea.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kado.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=1050859|title=춘천시 명예홍보대사 3인, 그래미상 후보 올랐다|website=kado.net|access-date=2023-03-15|language=ko}}</ref>
==Personal life== Schram married Becca Stevens, a singer and guitarist, on September 2, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://journalnow.com/entertainment/music/winston-salem-native-becca-stevens-collaborates-on-album-with-grammy-award-winning-attacca-quartet/article_1d36ef4c-e682-11ec-948c-efd52646df5d.html|title=Winston-Salem native Becca Stevens collaborates on album with Grammy award-winning Attacca Quartet|website=journalnow.com|access-date=2023-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/BeccaStevensBand/posts/just-got-home-from-the-awesome-est-wedding-ive-ever-attended-one-that-i-will-dra/1558388780884257/|title=Wedding Facebook post|author=Becca Stevens| website=Facebook |date=September 14, 2017|accessdate=March 25, 2023}}</ref> The couple live in Brooklyn, New York City. Together, they have two daughters (born 2022 and 2024).<ref name="npr2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/05/28/863841145/becca-stevens-and-nathan-schram-alone-together-duets|title=Singer Becca Stevens and Violist Nathan Schram Perform A Duet From Brooklyn|publisher=NPR|date=May 29, 2020|accessdate=March 25, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/BeccaStevensBand/posts/just-got-home-from-the-awesome-est-wedding-ive-ever-attended-one-that-i-will-dra/1558388780884257/|title=Wedding Facebook post|author=Becca Stevens| website=Facebook |date=September 14, 2017|accessdate=August 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/BeccaStevensBand/posts/528180342000796|title=First child Facebook post|author=Becca Stevens|date=March 12, 2022|publisher=Facebook|access-date=March 25, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/BeccaStevensBand/posts/pfbid02SktMnwdHsQiytTqdRnYiRs7CHSsVznTzfsrt5jpe5ZfKdna27uZBNBhdbVp4Z6Uwl|title=Second child Facebook post|publisher=Facebook|author=Becca Stevens|date=March 27, 2024|access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref>
==Selected discography== * ''Nearsided'' (2022) * ''Tree Falls'' (2021) * ''Mirrors'' (2021) * ''Do You Ever'' (2020) * ''Wonderbloom'' (2020) * ''Secret Place'' (2019) * ''Oak & the Ghost'' (2019)
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Result !Award !Category !Work !Ref. |- |rowspan="2"|2023 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |rowspan="3"|Grammy Awards |Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals |''"2 + 2 = 5 (Arr. Nathan Schram)"'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/65th-annual-grammy-awards-2022|title=65TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS WINNERS & NOMINEES|website=grammy.com|access-date=2023-03-15}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |rowspan="2"|Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance |''Shaw: Evergreen'' |rowspan="2"|<ref name=Grammy/> |- |2020 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |''Shaw: Orange'' |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://nathanschramnoise.com}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schram, Nathan}} Category:Living people Category:American classical violists Category:21st-century American composers Category:21st-century American violists Category:Grammy Award winners Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century American male composers