Singer, flutist, conductor and producer Martha Rodríguez-Salazar has been bringing Latin American folk, classical and contemporary music to the Bay Area for more than 20 years.
For her outstanding leadership in promoting and developing Mexican music and culture in the Bay Area Martha was recognized as a "Luminary" in 2011 by the Mexican Consulate in SF and as "Excelencia Latina" by LAM and Mundo Fox in 2013.
A native of Mexico City, Martha was classically-trained in both Mexico and Mills College as a concert flutist and opera singer. She has been a faculty member of the Community Music Center since 2000, where she teaches voice, flute, piano, Coro de Cámara, conducts several older adult choirs, and is part of the San Francisco Unified School District Mariachi Program.
She currently performs with the Bernal Hill Players, with the Latin folk duo Chile y Limón, and with the classical duo Ave Fénix, as well as curating the “Día de los Muertos” event at the San Francisco Symphony since its inception in 2008.
37.7485824, -122.4184108
San Francisco, CA (94110)
Full Name:
Martha Rodriguez-Salazar
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Institutional Affiliation:
Community Music Center, SF; San Francisco Symphony; College of San Mateo
Music Styles:
Classical, Baroque, Opera, Latin folk, Mariachi
Instrument/Voice Types Taught:
Voice (Mezzo Soprano) and Flute
Age Ranges:
Adult
18 and up
Education:
Mills College, Oakland, CA, M.F.A. - Music Performance and Literature - May, 2000;
National School of Music (University of Mexico), Mexico City, Mexico, B.A. with honors - Music Performance, with an emphasis in Flute - 1996;
Escuela de Perfeccionamiento Vida y Movimiento, Mexico City, Mexico, Flute specialization course - 1992-1994
Years Teaching:
35 years
Lesson Rate:
$75/hour
Makes House Calls:
No