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MARÍA GRANILLO
MEXICO
Distinguished Mexican composer and teacher, who fuses musical poetry and sound imagination in her works, exploring natural and emotional themes with a unique dramatic direction. Academically studied at UNAM and abroad (England and Canada), her music encompasses diverse genres and has been internationally recognized. Awarded with prizes such as the Mozart Medal, the FONCA Young Creators Scholarship and the National Choral Composition Award, among others, her presence in the Mexican music scene is constant. She has been part of the National System of Art Creators.
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VALERIA MARTINELLI
ARGENTINA
Valeria Martinelli is a conductor and composer. She was Assistant Conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad del Norte de Asunción, Paraguay, and guest conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, Orquesta Nacional de Música Argentina, among others.
She has conducted premieres of chamber operas at the Teatro Colon and Teatro Argentino de La Plata.
As conductor of Nonsense Ensamble Vocal de Solistas, she recorded 2 CDs and premiered more than 80 new works. She is a member of the Coro Nacional de Música Argentina.
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WILMA ALBA CAL
CUBA
Cuban composer, teacher, choir director, arranger and orchestrator. Master of Music from the University of the Arts (Cuba) and Fellow of the Academy of Music and Drama at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Her music has been recorded in 7 recordings.
She has more than 15 years of teaching experience.
Her catalog includes about 60 works including choral, chamber, orchestral, electroacoustic, theater, radio and audiovisual music, as well as arrangements and orchestrations.
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PATRICIA MORALES
MEXICO
She is a graduate of the Faculty of Music of the UNAM, where she studied a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education. At the same institution she obtained a Master's degree in Music in the field of Music Performance with the thesis: Choral Music for Children. Catalog of works by Mexican composers of the 20th century.
She coordinates and conducts the choirs belonging to the Children and Young Singers Program of the Faculty of Music, which have been present in Mexico, United States, France, Cuba, Spain and Colombia.
Colombia.
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YUDANIA GÓMEZ
CUBA
Yudania Gómez Heredia is a Cuban orchestra and choir conductor, composer and organist currently based in Germany.
She was distinguished with the DAAD Award 2023 for the dissemination of the repertoire of Latin American composers with the cantoria Neustädter Kirche Erlangen.
Yudania's catalog as a composer covers a wide variety of genres, from piano compositions to works for choir and orchestra.
She has recently premiered works with the String Archestra Berlin and the contemporary music ensemble Asambura.
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