Natalia Esquivel

Natalia Esquivel Benítez (born 15 December 1973 in San José) is a Costa Rican composer, guitarist, singer-songwriter, author, poet, vocalist and academic.[1]

This article is about the Costa rican composer. For the Argentine actress, see Laura Natalia Esquivel.
Natalia Esquivel
Background information
Birth nameNatalia Esquivel Benítez
Born (1973-12-15) December 15, 1973
San José, Costa Rica
Occupation(s)composer, guitarist, singer-songwriter, vocalist, author, poet
Years active1993–present

Career

Esquivel studied musical education at the National University of Costa Rica; further she obtained a master's degree at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Her musical repertoire is inspired by the work of Billy Joel, Ana Belén, Silvio Rodríguez, Pablo Milanés, and Violeta Parra, among others.[2] She has been actively promoting the development of reading and music for children, alongside the concept of "musicking" set forth by Christopher Small.[3]

Selected works
  • Arrullos de sol y mar (Clubdelibros, 2015; 2nd ed. 2021)[4]
  • Música para el niño preescolar (EUNED, 2017)[5]
  • Nana de la luna (Ocarina, 2020)
  • Andamios de lluvia (Poiesis Ediciones, 2021)[6][7]
  • Canto planetario: hermandad en la Tierra. Volumen I (various authors, ed. Carlos Javier Jarquín). Antology. Costa Rica: H.C. Editores, 2023.

References
  1. "Natalia Esquivel Benítez". Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Costa Rica. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  2. "A voice of her own". La Nación (in Spanish). 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  3. "Educators trained to promote reading through music". Ministry of Public Education (in Spanish). Costa Rica. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  4. Jarquín, Carlos Javier (3 July 2021). "Mía Esquivel es una niña prodigiosa". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  5. "Música para el niño preescolar". Editorial de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia (in Spanish). Costa Rica. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  6. "Presentation of Andamios de lluvia". Ministry of Culture and Youth (in Spanish). Costa Rica. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  7. Retana, Edmundo (10 May 2022). "Un largo sueño fluvial y translúcido". Semanario Universidad (in Spanish). Costa Rica. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Natalia Esquivel.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.