Nailah Nombeko (composer/pianist) is a native New Yorker. Her music was performed all over the US in such venues as Symphony Space, Columbia University, The University of Kansas, The University of Kentucky, The International Double Reed
Conference at the University of Colorado, National Sawdust, The Annapolis Opera and The Portland Opera. Internationally her music was performed in the Netherlands with soprano Marijke Groenendaal and in England at the Royal Northern College of Music. She’s also written for artists such as Karen Slack, Kara Dugan and Jennifer Sgroe.

Her most recent projects include writing a string quartet for the Overlook Quartet in honor of the life of Mary Eliza Mahoney. This is a collaborative project with the New York Times “Overlooked Obituary Series” commissioned by ACM. Ms. Nombeko's song cycle "Many Facets of Womanhood" (texts by Mary McCallum) is featured on Emily Albrink's album "Force of Nature" which reached #1 on the Billboard Classical Chart!