The first, In The Wash, is set in 1855 Paris.
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Nan is currently at work on two musicals, collaborating with lyricist Lorraine Feather.
Hear a podcast showcasing complete songs from In The Wash:
Nan’s second musical, The Grammarians, is based on the book by novelist Cathleen Schine.
Hear the music for three scenes here:
https://grammariansmusical.com
https://grammariansmusical.com
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Among her recent assignments were:
Orchestrating on Universal Studios’ film. Jurassic World Rebirth, orchestration on the Oscar ®-nominated score to director Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein: orchestration on the Oscar ®-nominated score to director David Fincher’s film Mank; orchestration/arranging on Pinocchio (2022, directed by Guillermo del Toro); the debut–celebrating the 65th anniversary of its initial recording–of Nan’s re-imagined arrangement of “Moon River”; conducting the film score Playing with Fire (Paramount Studios); big-band arrangements for jazz singer Nnenna Freelon performing at the Hollywood Bowl with the renowned Count Basie Orchestra; composition and arranging for the ballet Pulse!; arrangements for a Burt Bacharach tribute album by singer Trijntje Oosterhuis and the Metropole Orkestra; an acclaimed arrangement of “O Holy Night” for the Christmas album of vocal group Accent; the premiere of Nan’s latest orchestral commission, Tone Poem of Triumph; a performance of Nan’s orchestral work “Romanza” (1.875 million plays on Spotify!) by the Long Beach Symphony; music & lyrics for “I Tested Positive for the Blues,” recorded by Bernie Dresel’s big band, the BBB; and making her 4th sold-out appearance at Vibrato Jazz Club conducting a 17-piece orchestra + soloists in a live concert of her music; teaching and conducting at the Composers Summit Prague; the debut album of Argentinean vocalist Maria Puga Lareo, which Nan arranged and conducted.
Coming in 2026:
The second season of Nan’s podcast score, Shofar, So Good! (listen to Season One here: https://soundcloud.com/nan-schwartz/sets/shofar-so-good-podcast?si=a12c698097984a3cb5d5fec6b902c5a6&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing ; Nan’s new arrangement of “Yesterdays” for Bernie Dresel’s big band, the BBB; a new song (“Open Door”) with lyrics by vocalist Tierney Sutton; a new composition (“Vocalist–Passion”) for soprano Arabella Fenyves and symphony orchestra.