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Nina Penner

@ninapenner.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of Music, Brock University. Author of Storytelling in Opera and Musical Theatre (Indiana UP, 2020). Writer for @somanygames.co.uk. Currently thinking about the possibilities of games as a medium and how music shapes player experience.

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Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Had a delightful conversation with Maria Vetere, Roger Honeywell, & Philip Coulter at the “Shakespeare and Opera” Meighan Forum, @stratfest.bsky.social. What an engaged and knowledgeable audience. We could have gone on for another 90 minutes easily.
Nina Penner and Maria Vetere at the Stratford Festival
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Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
It's #BandcampFriday! Support some artists you love!
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Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Doing some sidewalk chalk with my kids today…
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Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
My kids will be spreading the word about these indie games to the 3 and 6 year olds. They loved these stickers so much that I just barely managed to keep any for my own collection.
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Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Congrats, Lex House, composer of Green Thing from the Planet Jupiter, recognized for audio at Level Up!
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Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
So proud of @brocku.bsky.social students: 2nd for audio (store.steampowered.com/app/3338200/...), 2nd for accessibility (store.steampowered.com/app/3477530/...), and 1st for people’s choice (store.steampowered.com/app/3565690/...) at Level Up 2025!
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Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
It has arrived—the very day I planned to wrap up Banner Saga with my class. But I’ll be teaching it in future years. A one-of-kind score and series. Looking forward to digging into this! @awintory.bsky.social @bannersaga.com
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Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Wore my @beastieball.bsky.social tee to teach Game Music today. Cant wait to play it again when it launches in 1.0. Merch from @theyetee.com: theyetee.com/collections/...
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Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
I found this in my office this morning. (I have a grant due today, and it is in!) Incredibly grateful for my colleagues here at Brock University.
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Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
What are these nominees for Best Soundtrack for the Steam Awards?
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Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
My Bandcamp December 2024 haul. The Short Hike Piano Collections includes sheet music! I look forward to playing A Short Hike (very poorly) for my older daughter.
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Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
My Spotify Wrapped was pretty predictable. Love to be able to write about the music I love for my work! Thanks @johnrobertmatz.bsky.social @lena.fyi @awintory.bsky.social @darrenkorb.bsky.social!
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Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
(I'm saw this and thought it was fun.) Introduce yourself in 4 games. I love all of these games though I wouldn't necessarily say they are my 4 favourite games of all time. But they are the games that explain how I game to be writing and teaching game music today.
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Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 01/11/2024
Ready for my run-through of “Mentorship Relationships and the Weight of Tradition in Lena Raine’s Soundtrack to Chicory: A Colorful Tale,” a paper I’m giving at the American Musicological Society in a few weeks. @greg.style @fangamer.com
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Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 01/11/2024
My 5 yr old requested an Amaterasu (Okami) pumpkin
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Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 27/10/2024
The Kingston Symphony's world premiere of Traveler: A Journey Symphony by @awintory.bsky.social was just astounding. I had listened to the LSO's recording (which is incredible) but what a difference to hear it live! So special to have Wintory in attendance and willing to talk with us afterwards.
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Nina Penner @ninapenner.bsky.social · 26/10/2024
Congrats all Fall 2024 Brock University grads! Proud to cheer Andrew Hayes (B.Mus.) & Paul Drotos (M.A., Game Studies, from our first graduating class!) from the podium.
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