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Costa Rican composer, guitarist, singer-songwriter and author This article is about the Costa rican composer. For the Argentine actress, see Laura Natalia Esquivel.
Natalia Esquivel
Birth nameNatalia Esquivel Benítez
Born (1973-12-15) December 15, 1973 (age 51)
San José, Costa Rica
Occupation(s)composer, guitarist, singer-songwriter, vocalist, author, poet, musical educator
Years active1993–present
Musical artist

Natalia Esquivel Benítez (born 15 December 1973 in San José) is a Costa Rican composer, guitarist, singer-songwriter, author, poet, vocalist and academic in musical education.

Career

Esquivel studied musical education at the National University of Costa Rica; further she obtained a master's degree at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Esquivel has been actively promoting the development of reading and music for children, alongside the concept of "musicking" set forth by Christopher Small; music is conceived as a process to help build learning and enhance the pupil's abilities, including the development of competencies needed in their life. Her music worshops, supported by religious authorities, have set a local precedent in this regard. Another meaningful influence in her work has been the German Orff Schulwerk.

Esquivel has been an artist-in-residence with Spanish composer of social music Marta Lozano Molano, conducting a musical project for rural areas and communities under social risk; its 17 songs invite to reflect on ecological and social values, based on the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Style

Her musical repertoire is inspired by the work of Billy Joel, Ana Belén, Silvio Rodríguez, Pablo Milanés, and Violeta Parra, among others.

Selected works

  • Arrullos de sol y mar (Clubdelibros, 2015; 2nd ed. 2021)
  • Música para el niño preescolar (EUNED, 2017)
  • Nana de la luna (Ocarina, 2020)
  • Andamios de lluvia (Poiesis Ediciones, 2021)
  • Canto planetario: hermandad en la Tierra. Volumen I (various authors, ed. Carlos Javier Jarquín). Antology. Costa Rica: H.C. Editores, 2023.

References

  1. "Natalia Esquivel Benítez". Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Costa Rica. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  2. "Educators trained to promote reading through music". Ministry of Public Education (in Spanish). Costa Rica. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  3. Castillo Vindas, Luis Fernando (2017). "Arte, política, cultura: elementos para una teoría crítica del Sistema Nacional de Educación Musical" (PDF). Universidad de Costa Rica (in Spanish). pp. 171–172. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. "De la Schulwerk a los Carmina Burana: Carl Orff, una música de fuertes resonancias". Revista Mitt (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  5. "Natalia Esquivel, an artist-in-residence" (in Spanish). Ibermúsicas. June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. "A voice of her own". La Nación (in Spanish). 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  7. Jarquín, Carlos Javier (3 July 2021). "Mía Esquivel es una niña prodigiosa". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  8. "Música para el niño preescolar". Editorial de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia (in Spanish). Costa Rica. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  9. "Presentation of Andamios de lluvia". Ministry of Culture and Youth (in Spanish). Costa Rica. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  10. Retana, Edmundo (10 May 2022). "Un largo sueño fluvial y translúcido". Semanario Universidad (in Spanish). Costa Rica. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

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