Biography

Marcela Rodríguez was born in Mexico City

Mexico City

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.] Leo Brouwer

Leo Brouwer

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 of Cuba

Cuba

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. She studied for a while in London

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, and then returned to Mexico City to study with Julio Estrada

Julio Estrada

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 . Rodríguez works have been performed internationally, including the USA, Venezuela

Venezuela

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, Spain

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, and Greece

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. She had taught classes in composition for opera, dance and theater in Mexico and Spain, and at the University of Colombia

Colombia

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 and the Catholic University of Washington

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Works

Rodriguez has composed chamber music, symphonies, concertos, opera and also for solo instruments, voice, theater and dance. Selected works include:

• La Sunaminta, opera libretto by Carlos Pereda (1990)
• Séneca, opera, libretto by Carlos Thiebaut (1993)
• La Fábula de las Regiones
• Concierto para guitarra y orquestra
• Concierto para cello y orquestra
• Vértigos

"Un requiem Mexicano"
"funesta" 6 arias with poems of Sor Juana Inés de la cruz

Her music has been recorded and issued on CD. Selected recordings include:

• Séneca, Audio CD (June 13, 2006) Urtext Records, ASIN: B000FII2LQ
• Casi Una Pregunta, Casi Una Respuesta (Almost a Question, Almost an Answer): Latin American Piano Music in the 21st Century by Martha Marchena, Aurelio de la Vega, Marcela Rodriguez, and Carlos Alberto Vazquez, Audio CD (Jun 30, 2009) MSR Classics, ASIN: B002FKFW24
• Musica Sinfonica Mexicana Audio CD (February 18, 1997) Urtext Records, ASIN: B000005DMD

External links

• Official site