Piece for clarinet, violin, viola, cello, double bass, and piano, performed by students at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2010.

Senior Recital

Ballade for Quintet

Piece for clarinet, violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano, performed by students at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2010.

Passacaglia for Sextet

Piece for piano and string orchestra, performed by the Young People's Chamber Orchestra under Linda Ghidossi-Deluca in 2002 at Sonoma Country Day School.

Seven Pieces

Midnight Rhapsody

Piece for double bass and string orchestra, composed for Shomrei Torah Jewish community at Holocaust Remembrance Day in 2001, and performed by members of the Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra.

Zicharon (Remembering)

String quartet, performed at the Walden School by the Phoenix String Quartet in 2000.

Dance On Rain

Song for alto voice and piano, words by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, music by Nadia Gardner, performed by Hailey Johnson, alto, at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2010.

A Calm At Sea

Alto voice and piano, words by Zara Raab and music by Nadia Gardner, performed by Hailey Johnson, alto at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2010.

Mattole

Song for mezzo-soprano and piano, words and music by Nadia Gardner, performed at Summerfield Waldorf School in 2003.

Songs of the Mesa

Short piano piece, one of Nadia's first compositions

Mango Tango

Preludes for Piano

Sixteen Rivers

Missa Brevis

Piano music inspired by John Steinbeck's novel

Of Mice and Men

Inspired by hot, dry summer nights in northern California circa early 2000's.

In All Their Drowsy Obscurity

Thoughts That Roam

Voice and Piano

Voice

Fugues and Themes

Fuga con moto

Planar Landscapes

Midnight Blue Mountains

Roadmap to the Stars

Hymn To Us

Improvisation

On Spring

Mirrors

Effervescence

Little Boy Blue

Interstices

Frozen Tundra

Lilting Melodie

And Then...

Hope

Day's Hike

Experimentation - 1

Experimentation - 2

Permafrost Cacti

The Snake and the Mouse

Voices Arising

Conscious Thought And Action

Water's Moon Fall

Spell For Piano

Born in 1985 in Santa Rosa, California, Nadia received her bachelor’s degree in music composition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She also holds a master’s degree in early childhood education and ESL from Lesley University. She has worked at creating and implementing creative arts curriculum in community and school settings. As an educator, her focus is on students with special needs and bilingual learners. She remains committed to helping close the achievement gap in K-8 students through online tutoring. Currently, Nadia sings in a church choir, and creates art, writing, and music content for social services.

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