Gabriela Ortiz

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Gabriela Ortiz Torres (born December 20, 1964 in Mexico City ) is a Mexican composer.

Ortiz studied composition with Mario Lavista at the National Conservatory and with Federico Ibarra at the University of Mexico. In 1990 she received a British Council scholarship to study with Robert Saxton at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama . With a scholarship from the University of Mexico, she began a PhD in electroacoustic music with Simon Emmerson at City University London in 1992 . She teaches composition at the University of Mexico.

Works

  • Río de mariposas for two harps and percussion
  • Cuarteto nº 1 , 1988
  • Five Microetudes for tape, 1992
  • Concierto Candeal for percussion, 1993
  • El trompo for vibraphone and tape, 1994
  • Altar de neón for percussion quartet and chamber orchestra, 1995
  • Altar de Muertos for string quartet and tape, 1996
  • Puzzle-tocas for wind quintet, 2002
  • Altar de Piedra , Concertante for percussion and orchestra, 2003
  • Únicamente la verdad , Videópera (in collaboration with Rubén Ortiz Torres ), 2004

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personal data
SURNAME Ortiz, Gabriela
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ortiz Torres, Gabriela (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mexican composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 20, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Mexico city