Paulina A. Monteón

Paulina A. Monteón

Tipo de artista: Composer

Mexican composer originally from Mazatlán. Her musical studies began at Centro Municipal de Artes de Mazatlán, she pursued a bachelor’s degree in composition at Facultad de Música at UNAM under the direction of Dr Gabriela Ortiz and simultaneously trained in orchestral conducting.

After winning first place in the Concurso Nacional de Composición para Orquesta de Cámara Arturo Márquez in 2023, she had the opportunity to debut at Palacio de Bellas Artes the following year with her work De sol a sol, performed by Orquesta de Cámara de Bellas Artes. Additionally, she was a beneficiary of Programa de Estímulo a la Creación y al Desarrollo Artístico (PECDA), Sinaloa.

Among her compositions are Tú (Yo), Grand Vals de Salón, which was selected to be performed by Orquesta de Cámara de Zapopan and premiered in October 2020. A year later, her Cuarteto de cuerdas núm. 1 was premiered during Semana de las Artes in Cuernavaca, Morelos. Her first symphonic work, De la tierra brotan colores, has been programmed by major Mexican ensembles such as Sinfónica Nacional and Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México, as well as receiving attention from multiple groups including Orquesta de Cámara de Bellas Artes.

País: México

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