Reena Esmail (born 11 February 1983) is an Indian-American music composer of Indian and Western classical music.
[1] Esmail has been commissioned to compose pieces for ensembles including Amherst College Choir and Orchestra,[2] Santa Fe Pro Musica,[3] Conspirare,[4] and the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
[5] In 2020, The New York Times included her in a feature entitled, "Five Minutes That Will Make You Love the Violin;" fellow composer Andrew Norman selected her work entitled, "Darshan" as performed by Vijay Gupta, calling it "familiar and fresh, intimate and epic, grounded and aloft.
"[6] Esmail composes for orchestra, solo instrument, chamber ensemble, and voice.
Works include Barso Re (2010) for Yale Sur et Veritaal, Yale's Hindi a cappella organization.