MARIELA PAZ COMPOSER
Mariela Paz
I am a Chilean composer, pianist, and accordionist. I studied at the Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences and Music Composition at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Chile. Later, I studied Composition for Symphonic Band and Symphonic Orchestra at the Integral Composition Center in Mexico.
My musical career includes performances as an accordionist with the Folkloric Ballet of the University of Santiago de Chile (Usach) and as a pianist with the university's student chamber orchestra. I also served as the musical director and accordionist for the Canela Trío chamber ensemble (violin, double bass, and accordion).
I have premiered the following works:
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"El Canto de Teresa" (2014), a piece dedicated to the Chilean writer Teresa Wilms Montt, written for string ensemble, clarinet, theater, and dance, performed at the Teatro Cousiño, Valparaíso, Chile;
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"A Kaneko Misuzu" (2020), a piece dedicated to the Japanese poet Kaneko Misuzu, written for string trio and accordion (Winner of the Chilean Government's FONDART grant);
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"Octubre 4" (2021), for solo viola, performed at the IV Elqui Music Festival, La Serena, Chile;
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"Sur del Mundo" (2023), for symphonic band, performed by the Chilean Army Symphonic Band at the Teatro Oriente and later in Mexico by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Symphonic Band alongside the Dartmouth College Symphonic Band (USA);
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"Chachachi" (2023), recently awarded at the V International Composition Contest for Symphonic Bands by WASBE (World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles), which led to a trip to South Korea to work in a workshop with the Singapore Symphonic Band;
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"A Gabriela Mistral" (2021), premiered on August 28, 2024, performed by the Chamber Orchestra of the Municipal Theater of Santiago, Chile, dedicated to the Chilean Nobel Prize in Literature Gabriela Mistral;
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"A Kaneko Misuzu" orchestral version, performed by the Sonora Youth Symphony Orchestra, Mexico, under the direction of maestro Omar Nava on November 29, 2024.
A Kaneko Misuzu
"A KANEKO MISUZU" is inspired by the life and works of the Japanese writer Kaneko Misuzu.
This work won the Fund for Cultures and the Arts of the Government of Chile (FONDART) in Santiago, Chile in 2020. It was also premiered in its orchestral version by the State Youth Symphony Orchestra of Sonora, Mexico, under the direction of maestro Omar Navas, in November 2024. "A Kaneko Misuzu" is part of a cycle of works entitled "To the Creative and Rebellious," which addresses various creations inspired by those women who, despite the social expectations of their times, managed to stand out in their fields.
A Gabriela Mistral
A work composed for string orchestra, this piece was recently premiered on August 28, 2024 by the Chamber Orchestra of the Municipal Theater of Santiago conducted by Alejandra Urrutia, as part of the Contemporary Readings project organized by the Municipal Theater of Santiago, Chile. The work is dedicated to the life of the Chilean poet and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate, Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957). "A Gabriela Mistral" is part of a cycle of works entitled "A las Creativas y Rebeldes," which addresses various creations inspired by those women who, despite the social expectations of their times, managed to stand out in their fields.
WASBE 2024
Conference
Winner of the III category of the V WASBE international composition competition in Gwangju-Gyeonggi, South Korea, with my work Chachachi
Performed by the Chilean Army Band under the direction of Major Víctor Trigo at Teatro Oriente in 2023, inspired by my country, Chile.
Sur del mundo
A Kaneko Misuzu
A composition inspired by the life of the Japanese poet Kaneko Misuzu (1903–1930).
Winner of the Chilean Government's Cultural Fund in 2020, this piece had to be premiered online due to the pandemic.
4 de Octubre
A piece for solo viola, it was performed by Chilean violist Juan Guillermo Acuña during the IV Music Festival of Elqui in La Serena, 2021.