Shane Scott Cook

Shane Scott Cook (b. 1994) is a composer, performer and songwriter whose work focuses on nature, loss, community and connection. A compelling up-and-coming voice in new music, his work draws from his eclectic musical upbringing as a classical percussionist, jazz singer, folk enthusiast and musical theater aficionado, with works commissioned by Del Sol String Quartet, Duo Cortona, Salastina, LYNX Project, Chicago Choral Artists, New Jersey Percussion Ensemble, and Hindustani vocalist Saili Oak.

Currently, Shane serves as Teaching Artist-in-Residence with the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music in Boonville, California for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years, developing new curriculums in percussion, piano, composing and songwriting for public school students. He is a 2024-25 Sounds Promising Young Composer Fellow with Salastina, who premiered his work sky, and sea, and stone in September 2024. Recent projects include a work for Del Sol Quartet, a song cycle for Duo Cortona, and the premiere of his song cycle for high voice and chamber orchestra, The Distance Between, by soprano Lindsay Kesselman and UT Austin’s New Music Ensemble in March 2024.

Outside of classical music, recent projects include contributing orchestrations to pop star Halsey’s summer 2023 orchestra shows, string quartet arrangements for Orchid Quartet’s string of Los Angeles singer-songwriter showcases and digital releases, and developing a jukebox musical using the music of Alabama Shakes with playwright Selena Deer. He is also writing and recording songs for his solo singer-songwriter project, with plans to release an EP in early 2025.