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Estelí Gomez | |
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Born | December 28, 1985 |
Genres | Contemporary classical music, Classical music, Baroque music, Early music, a cappella |
Occupation(s) |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
Years active | 2011–present |
Website |
esteligomez |
Estelí Gomez is a multiple Grammy Award winning musician [1] from Watsonville, California. [2]
In addition to her solo touring and recording career, Gomez is a founding member of Roomful of Teeth, recipients of the 2013 Grammy for "Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance", [3] and they also performed at the 2014 ceremony. Roomful of Teeth was nominated again in 2015 for the album, Render. [4]
Gomez received her second Grammy in 2017 for collaborating on the opening track of Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble's Sing Me Home, which won in the category of "Best World Music Album" [5] along with fellow Roomful of Teeth members, Caroline Shaw, Cameron Beauchamp and Virginia Warnken Kelsey. [6] She received her third Grammy for "Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance" in 2024 due to her collaboration on Roomful of Teeth's record Rough Magic. [7]
Gomez received her undergraduate degree from Yale, [8] and a masters from McGill. [9]
She first gained international acclaim in 2011 when she received first prize in the Canticum Gaudium International Early Music Vocal Competition in Poznan, Poland. [10]
She has been praised for her "clear, bright voice" in The New York Times, [11] and for an "artistry that belies her young years" in the Kansas City Metropolis, [12] and has been a featured performer at the Kennedy Center, [13] the University of Oregon's Music Today Festival, [14] and many other venues and festivals around the world.
In 2017, she was the featured soloist for the Seattle Symphony's recording of Nielsen: Symphony No 3, Symphony No 4, [15] and toured with Conspirare as a part of its new major work, Considering Matthew Shepard, for the 2017/2018 season. [16] In February 2018, she returned to Carnegie Hall, performing songs by Philip Glass and arranged by Nico Muhly. [17]
In 2019, Gomez joined the faculty of Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, as an assistant professor[ ambiguous] of voice. [18]
In 2024, Gomez co-edited the book Historical Performance and New Music: Aesthetics and Practices, and co-wrote the chapter "Feeding the Flexible Omnivore: Collaborative Systems in A Far Cry and Roomful of Teeth". [19]
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This article needs to be updated.(September 2022) |
Estelí Gomez | |
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Born | December 28, 1985 |
Genres | Contemporary classical music, Classical music, Baroque music, Early music, a cappella |
Occupation(s) |
|
Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
Years active | 2011–present |
Website |
esteligomez |
Estelí Gomez is a multiple Grammy Award winning musician [1] from Watsonville, California. [2]
In addition to her solo touring and recording career, Gomez is a founding member of Roomful of Teeth, recipients of the 2013 Grammy for "Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance", [3] and they also performed at the 2014 ceremony. Roomful of Teeth was nominated again in 2015 for the album, Render. [4]
Gomez received her second Grammy in 2017 for collaborating on the opening track of Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble's Sing Me Home, which won in the category of "Best World Music Album" [5] along with fellow Roomful of Teeth members, Caroline Shaw, Cameron Beauchamp and Virginia Warnken Kelsey. [6] She received her third Grammy for "Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance" in 2024 due to her collaboration on Roomful of Teeth's record Rough Magic. [7]
Gomez received her undergraduate degree from Yale, [8] and a masters from McGill. [9]
She first gained international acclaim in 2011 when she received first prize in the Canticum Gaudium International Early Music Vocal Competition in Poznan, Poland. [10]
She has been praised for her "clear, bright voice" in The New York Times, [11] and for an "artistry that belies her young years" in the Kansas City Metropolis, [12] and has been a featured performer at the Kennedy Center, [13] the University of Oregon's Music Today Festival, [14] and many other venues and festivals around the world.
In 2017, she was the featured soloist for the Seattle Symphony's recording of Nielsen: Symphony No 3, Symphony No 4, [15] and toured with Conspirare as a part of its new major work, Considering Matthew Shepard, for the 2017/2018 season. [16] In February 2018, she returned to Carnegie Hall, performing songs by Philip Glass and arranged by Nico Muhly. [17]
In 2019, Gomez joined the faculty of Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, as an assistant professor[ ambiguous] of voice. [18]
In 2024, Gomez co-edited the book Historical Performance and New Music: Aesthetics and Practices, and co-wrote the chapter "Feeding the Flexible Omnivore: Collaborative Systems in A Far Cry and Roomful of Teeth". [19]
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