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Angélica Negrón & los Objetos Maravillosos

 
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Angélica Negrón was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1981 and is currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Interested in creating intricate yet simple narratives that evoke intangible moments in time, she writes music for accordions, toys and electronics as well as chamber ensembles and orchestras. Her music has been described as “wistfully idiosyncratic and contemplative” (Q2) and “mesmerizing and affecting” (Feast of Music) while The New York Times noted her “capacity to surprise” and her “quirky approach to scoring”. She was recently selected by Q2 and NPR listeners as part of “The Mix: 100 Composers Under 40” and by Flavorpill as one of the “10 Young Female Composers You Should Know”.
 
Her music has been performed by TRANSIT Ensemble, Face the Music, Janus Trio, Iktus Percussion Quartet, Hotel Elefant, NYU Symphony Orchestra and the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra at various venues and festivals such as the Bang On A Can Marathon, Ecstatic Music Festival, Kennedy Center and Symphony Space. Negrón also has written music for documentaries, feature length films, theater and modern dance. She frequently collaborates with the experimental theater company from Puerto Rico Y No Había Luz writing music for their plays, which often incorporate puppets, masks and unusual objects. Other recent collaborations include So Percussion, Noveller, Sxip Shirey and toy pianist Phyllis Chen.
 
A long time member of the Puerto Rican indie music scene, Angélica is a founding member of the electro-acoustic pop outfit Balún and the ambient chamber ensemble Arturo en el Barco. Her new project “Angélica Negrón & los Objetos Maravillosos” is inspired by tiny objects collected over the years and explores electroacoustic soundscapes through unusual instruments and magical realism. In this new endeavour Negrón fully takes on the composer/performer role by bringing together her new music sensibility with her love for ambient pop.
 
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