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 Nancy
Shear, President
Nancy Shear's background includes 20 years
as an orchestra librarian (for The
Philadelphia Orchestra, Curtis Institute,
Leopold Stokowski, International Festival of
Youth Orchestras, and various music
publishing and record companies), as well as
more than three decades in public relations.
She is also on "the other side" of the media
as writer and broadcaster. Her strong and
diverse background allows her to provide
unique and valuable services as consultant
and adviser.
In addition to her business activities, Ms.
Shear has presented pre-concert lectures for
organizations such as the New York
Philharmonic (11 years), Philadelphia
Orchestra, Caramoor Festival, New Jersey
Symphony and others. She has been active as
broadcaster on public and commercial radio
as host, writer and producer, hosting her
own interview shows on WNYC-FM as well as
various specials. She has served as host of
the New York Philharmonic live national
broadcasts (syndicated by the WFMT Radio
Network) and the New Jersey Symphony series
(syndicated by the American Public Radio
Network), among other programs.
She is also a frequently-published writer
whose work has appeared in publications such
as Musical America, Ovation, Lincoln Center
Stagebill, the New York Times and Symphony
Magazine. She has written entries on musical
subjects for the 1992 Encyclopedia of New
York co-published by Yale University Press
and the New-York Historical Society, and has
written a book on the cultural phenomenon of
The Three Tenors (published by Metro Books
in 1998). She was commissioned by The
Philadelphia Orchestra to write a short
book, The Philadelphia Orchestra Story,
which was distributed nationally for a
period of five years.
For a complete
biography, click here.
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