Gabriela Ortiz - Composer and Grammy Gal

About this episode

Composer Gabriela Ortiz discusses her musical influences and experiences with host Manny Ax.

Composer Gabriela Ortiz joins Manny Ax to talk about her grandfather’s surprising connection to Mahler, her own compositional process, and her enduring love for works by Debussy and Stravinsky. Listeners call in with tricky questions about folk music’s influence on classical works, new developments in orchestral instruments, and the realities of orchestra cliques. In our game segment, Manny puts Gabriela to the test—can she identify which famous composer was panned by critics?

People in this episode

Host: Manny Ax

Guest: Gabriela Ortiz

Topics covered

• composition
• classical music
• folk music
• orchestral instruments
• orchestra cliques

Keywords

• Gabriela Ortiz
• Manny Ax
• Mahler
• Debussy
• Stravinsky
• classical music
• orchestra

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