Mari Esabel Valverde
Mari Esabel Valverde (b. 1987)
Award-winning transgender Mexican-American composer Mari Esabel Valverde, whose music has been reviewed as "heart-stopping" by BBC Music Magazine, has composed art songs, chamber music, and works for chorus, orchestra, and wind ensemble. She has been commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association, Boston Choral Ensemble, Cantus, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Seattle Men's and Women's Choruses, and the Texas Music Educators Association, among others. A native of North Texas, she holds degrees from St. Olaf College, the European American Musical Alliance in Paris, and San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Her choral writing centers themes of identity, social justice, and the lived experience of marginalized communities — music with something real to say.
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