Estelí Gomez

Estelí Gomez
Born (1985-12-28) December 28, 1985 (age 39)
GenresContemporary classical music, Classical music, Baroque music, Early music, a cappella
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano
Years active2011–present
Websiteesteligomez.com

Estelí Gomez (born December 28, 1985) is an American singer. She is a multiple Grammy Award winning musician.

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",[1] and they also performed at the 2014 ceremony. Roomful of Teeth was nominated again in 2015 for the album, Render.[2]

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"[3] along with fellow Roomful of Teeth members, Caroline Shaw, Cameron Beauchamp and Virginia Warnken Kelsey.[4] 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.[5]

Biography

Gomez was born in Watsonville, California.[6] She received her undergraduate degree from Yale,[7] and a masters from McGill, where she studied with Sanford Sylvan.[8]

She first gained international acclaim in 2011 when she received first prize in the Canticum Gaudium International Early Music Vocal Competition in Poznań, Poland.[9]

She has been praised for her "clear, bright voice" in The New York Times,[10] and for an "artistry that belies her young years" in the Kansas City Metropolis,[11] and has been a featured performer at the Kennedy Center,[12] the University of Oregon's Music Today Festival,[13] 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,[14] and toured with Conspirare as a part of its new major work, Considering Matthew Shepard, for the 2017/2018 season.[15] In February 2018, she returned to Carnegie Hall, performing songs by Philip Glass and arranged by Nico Muhly.[16]

In 2019, Gomez joined the faculty of Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, as an assistant professor[ambiguous] of voice.[17]

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".[18]

References

  1. ^ "New Music Shines at Classical Grammy Awards". National Public Radio. January 24, 2014. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  2. ^ "GRAMMY Award Results". Grammys. 2015. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  3. ^ "Yo-Yo Ma & Silk Road Ensemble win Grammy". Classical Source. February 15, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  4. ^ "Yo-Yo Ma & Silk Road Ensemble win Grammy". Cision PR Newswire. April 22, 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  5. ^ Kaster, Ashley (2024-02-05). "Lawrence University professor and ensemble win another Grammy". WLUK. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  6. ^ "Estelí Gomez". Performing Arts Monterey Bay. July 28, 2015. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  7. ^ "Roomful of Teeth releases debut album". Yale School of Music. October 31, 2012. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  8. ^ "Esteli Gomez and Brian Losch are the latest Schulich Grads to win Grammys". McGill University. January 29, 2014. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  9. ^ "Esteli Gomez Biography". New York Philharmonic. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  10. ^ "Missionary Zeal, Baroque Style". The New York Times. May 3, 2013. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  11. ^ "Roomful of Teeth Shreds Convention". Kansas City Metropolis. September 3, 2014. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  12. ^ "Composer Throws the Kennedy Center a Great Party". The Washington Post. November 10, 2015. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  13. ^ "Music Today Festival review: listening, collaborating, exploring". Oregon Arts Watch. May 29, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  14. ^ "Seattle and Dausgaard Welcome Us to Nielsen's World". stereophile. December 17, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  15. ^ "Considering Matthew Shepard". Musicbrainz. May 4, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  16. ^ "Nico Muhly and Friends Investigate the Glass Archive". Carnegie Hall. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  17. ^ "Estelí Gomez". Conservatory Faculty. Lawrence University. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  18. ^ Cypess, Rebecca; Gomez, Estelí; Lansang, Rachael, eds. (2023). Historical performance and new music: aesthetics and practices. Studies in contemporary music and culture (1. ed.). Abingdon, Oxon ; New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-003-30022-9.