Concert in Bogotá, Colombia

I am honored to have been invited to participate in a program entitled Madre Coraje Catatumbo in Bogotá on October 28th, 2026. The program is being presented by Presencias – Sonidos & Ecos, an artistic and academic program that understands music as a space for living memory, commemoration, and reflection. Through concert-ceremonies, the program brings together works born from pain, but also from resistance, hope, and the celebration of life. Each encounter creates a dialogue between contemporary music, historical memory, and the testimonies of those who have survived violence, fostering processes of symbolic reparation and collective learning. With a particular emphasis on women composers and music of our time, Presencias – Sonidos & Ecos brings together artists, academic institutions, and musical ensembles from across Colombia to explore, through art, new ways of remembering, understanding, and transforming our present.

I will be joining the Q-Arte Quartet for a performance of Terra Memoria, by Kaija Saariaho. The event pays tribute to Carmen García, a rural community leader and founder of the Mothers of Catatumbo for Peace collective.