My Brightest Diamond

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Shara Nova is a singer / songwriter / producer and composer who has released five albums under the moniker My Brightest Diamond. She has composed works for The Crossing, yMusic, Brooklyn Rider, Nadia Sirota, Cantus Domus, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Roomful of Teeth, Aarhus Symfoni, North Carolina Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, American Composers Orchestra and the BBC Concert orchestra among others. In 2019 she composed for over 600 musicians along with the Cincinnati Symphony a piece entitled "Look Around" with director Mark DeChiazza. Her baroque chamber p’opera “You Us We All” premiered in the US in October 2015 at BAM Next Wave Festival. With co-composer performer Helga Davis, Nova created a four screen film entitled “Ocean Body” along with director Mark DeChiazza, premiered at The Momentary in August 2021 and is currently showing at Wasserman Gallery in Detroit through December. Her latest operatic work, a baroque masque entitled ``Infinite Movement” created in collaboration with visual artist Matthew Ritchie, premiered at The University of North Texas in November 2021. Nova is a Kresge Arts fellow, a Carolina Performing Arts Creative Futures fellow, a Knights Grant recipient and a United States Artists fellow.