Biography
Caroline Shaw is an American composer, violinist and singer. Born in Greenville, North Carolina, she studied violin performance at Rice University and Yale University before completing a PhD in composition at Princeton University. She is a founding member of the vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth. In 2013 she won the Pulitzer Prize for Music for her a cappella work Partita for 8 Voices.
Shaw has composed scores for several films and television series. Her credits include the 2018 feature Madeline's Madeline, the 2022 series Fleishman Is in Trouble and the 2022 film The Sky Is Everywhere. She has also written music for the 2024 documentary series Leonardo da Vinci. Shaw has received Grammy Awards for her contemporary classical compositions.
