Mercedes Gómez Benet

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Mercedes Gómez was born in Mexico City. She graduated with Cum Laude from Mexico's National Music Conservatory after studying with Judith Flores Alatorre (Mex), and later with Urszula Mazurek (Poland), Marian Shaffer (USA), Marjorie Tyre (USA) and Nicanor Zabaleta (Spain).

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Together with Janet Paulus she is part of SONDOS, DÚO DE ARPAS since 1999. The duo has recorded ALMÍBAR (19th Century Mexican music), CARNAVAL (works for two harps by Armando Luna), ARPEO (music by contemporary Latin American composers) and DOS DALIAS. Ms. Gómez is since 2006 a member of the ENSAMBLE TIERRA MESTIZA, directed by Gerardo Tamez, with which she has recorded two albums: IDA Y VUELTA and FOLÍA Y SON.

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Ensamble Tierra Mestiza

Interview with the Ensamble Tierra Mestiza group at the National Conservatory of Music.

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Concerto for Harp, Flute and Orchestra by Samuel Zyman

Marisa Canales - flute, Mercedes Gómez - harp, Benjamín Juárez Echenique - director, Orchestra of the Americas, film director - Luis Felipe Ferrá, producer - Valeria Estefan.

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De la oreja al corazón

Video made with images of rehearsals of the staging "From the ear to the heart" by Mercedes Gómez directed by Emmanuel Márquez and music by LOrena Orozco. For the VIII International Music and Stage Festival.

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Pasto-Re-La

Video about rehearsals and the premiere of "Pasto-re-la" by Mercedes Gómez Benet.
With music by Omar Guzmán under the direction of Emmanuel Márquez. Production carried out through the granting of support and donations from CONACULTA. Performing: Alfredo Herrera, Pilar Cerecedo, Ernesto García, Aracelia Guerrero, Horacio Trujillo, Lydia Rendón, César Rodríguez, Francisco Valdez and Iván Olivares. accompanied by the "Chocolate" orchestra. Premiere: December 3, 2007.

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