Nancy Laird Chance (born March 19, 1931) is an American pianist and composer.
She studied at Bryn Mawr College from 1949 to 1950 and Columbia University from 1959 to 1967 with Vladimir Ussachevsky, Otto Luening and Chou Wen-chung.
[1][2] After completing her studies, Chance worked as a piano teacher, composer and arts administrator.
[3] She also received two awards from the NEA, and fellowships from the MacDowell Colony and Sundance Film for composition in 1988.
[4] Selected works include: Her music has been recorded and issued on CD by Opus One.