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Natalie Tenebaum
EducationThe Juilliard School (BFA), CUNY (MFA)
Known forComposition, piano performance
Notable workAmerican Utopia (musical), Mean Girls (Musical),
StyleClassical, Post-Classical

Natalie Tenebaum is an Israeli-American pianist, composer, and producer known for her concert piano performances, compositions, and work on Broadway. She is based in New York City. [1]

Early[edit]

Tenebaum was raised between Israel and Los Angeles and began taking piano and percussion lessons at the age of 6, followed by theory lessons at age 13. She eventually moved to New York in 2003 to attend the Juilliard school on a scholarship, studying classical music. Afterwards, she continued her education with a masters degree in composition from The Conservatory of Brooklyn College, studying under Tania León. [2]

Career[edit]

After college, Tenebaum became involved in a number of piano performances, collaborative writing projects, and musical productions. [3]

In 2013, she premiered a performance of "Brooklyn Boomerang" alongside Julian Waterfall Pollack (who composed the piece) at the Greenwich House in Manhattan. [4] She also premiered her own piece for two pianos, Ra'ash in at the Mendocino Music Festival[5].

On Broadway, she's been involved in a number of successful musicals, creating arrangements for Tina Fey's Mean Girls and contributing to David Byrne's American Utopia. She also wrote and performed the original score for John Guare's play, More Stars Than There Are In Heaven (2016) at the Tennessee Williams Festival in Provincetown, MA. [6]

For the Steinway Spirio R piano catalogue, Tenebaum created original music a number of recorded arrangements [7]

She also contributed to music for the video game Red Dead Redemption 2 [8]

Tenebaum and Titan Kenner released the joint-album Duets/Solos in 2023, featuring standards and original material. [9]

In June of 2024, Tenebaum plans on releasing her album Standard Repertoire: Vol 1. [10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.yamaha.com/artists/artistdetailb.html?CNTID=7214213&CTID=5070010[citation to reliable source, print or e, goes here]
  2. ^ [https://www.yamaha.com/artists/artistdetailb.html?CNTID=7214213&CTID=5070010]
  3. ^ Neon Jazz (2024-04-29). Neon Jazz Interview with Acclaimed Pianist, Composer & Producer Natalie Tenenbaum. Retrieved 2024-05-16 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Brooklyn Boomerang" by Julian Pollack performed by FTN (Natalie Tenenbaum and Julian Pollack. Retrieved 2024-05-07 – via www.youtube.com.
  5. ^ "MEDIA". Natalie Tenenbaum. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  6. ^ Jazz, All About (2024-01-21). "Natalie Tenenbaum Musician - All About Jazz". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  7. ^ Jazz, All About (2024-01-21). "Natalie Tenenbaum Musician - All About Jazz". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  8. ^ https://vgmdb.net/product/4234[citation to reliable source, print or e, goes here]
  9. ^ Jazz, All About (2024-01-21). "Natalie Tenenbaum, Eitan Kenner: Duets/Solos album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  10. ^ "Natalie Tenenbaum". Natalie Tenenbaum. Retrieved 2024-05-16.

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