Gabriela Ortiz

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Gabriela Ortiz (born 1964) is a Mexican music educator and composer.

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Biography

Gabriela Ortiz Torres was born in Mexico City of parents who were folk musicians. She learned folk music at home, and then studied in Paris at the Ecole Normale de Musique. She returned to Mexico City due to the illness of her mother, and studied composition there with Mario Lavista at the National Conservatory of Music. She continued her studies at the Guildhall School with Robert Saxton, and with Simon Emmerson at the University of London where she received a PhD in 1996.

After completing her studies, she took a position at the National School of Music at the National Autonomous University in Mexico City. She also taught at Indiana University in the United States. [1] [2] The Los Angeles Philharmonic has commissioned several works from her including the violin concerto Altar de Cuerda (2021-22).

Music

Ortiz incorporates conventional notation techniques in her compositions, which have contemporary, rock, African and Afro-Cuban influences. She has also composed pieces that incorporate experimental electro-acoustic elements. [3]

Honors and awards

Selected works

Dance scores

Orchestral

Opera

Electro-acoustic

Other works

Partial discography

Her compositions have been recorded and issued on CD including:

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References

  1. Moore, Tom. "Gabriela Ortiz—An Interview" . Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  2. LaMay, Thomasin K. (2005). Musical voices of early modern women: many-headed melodies. ISBN   9780754637424 . Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  3. Miranda Perez, Ricardo (2001). "Ortiz, Gabriela". doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.46060. ISBN   978-1-56159-263-0 . Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. "Gabriela Ortiz". Latitude 45 on Gabriela Ortiz. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  5. Amazon.com listing

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