What is FIMUM?

The International Women in Music Festival is an initiative that seeks to make visible the work of female composers throughout history. With its main headquarters in Mexico, this annual festival celebrates music created by women through concerts and related activities. Its objective is to break gender stereotypes in the artistic world and promote equal opportunities for female composers. Thanks to this festival, it is possible to disseminate works by little-known female composers and stimulate the musical creation of new generations.

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Our goals

  • Making the work of female composers visible

    To make known to the public the works of female creators, both past and present, who have often been relegated to the background.

  • Promoting gender equality in music

    Create a space where women composers can present their works and be recognized for their talent.

  • Promote musical research

    To encourage research into the life and work of female composers, as well as into the role of women in the history of music.

  • Educate the public

    Bringing classical and contemporary music closer to a wider audience, especially the younger generations
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Aliados Institucionales

Contemporary female composers

Our guests

Carla Lucero. LA, Ca. USA

Born to an Indian mother and a Latin American father, she is a world-renowned composer. Committed to Chicano culture and the most disadvantaged. Her main musical activity is vocal music, especially opera.

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Gabriela Ortiz

Mexican composer, recognized worldwide. She is currently staying in the USA. She has been nominated for the Latin Grammys as a vibrant musician who is emerging on the international scene.

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Ana Lara

One of the most representative composers of the artistic scene
Mexican artist of recent decades. Her work focuses on timbral exploration and emotional expression, on intimate reflection and formal construction.

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Valeria Valle

Composer,
Academic and Researcher. Advisor
National, Music Promotion Fund, MINCAP of Chile. Award
Classical Next Innovation Award

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Maria Granillo

María Granillo is a renowned Mexican composer born in
Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico, in 1962. He is distinguished by his interest in deriving
composition techniques of musical poetics and sound imagination, as well as
to explore themes related to natural phenomena, mythology and
world of human emotions.

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Diana Syrse

Diana Syrse is a Mexican composer and singer. On several occasions, her music is performed by herself in collaboration with other ensembles, choirs and orchestras. Her catalogue includes works written for choirs, orchestras, ensembles, electronics, electroacoustic music, dance, opera and interdisciplinary projects. Her music has been performed in Europe, Canada, Latin America, the United States, Africa and Asia.
in the field of opera and theatre.

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