Marina Lopez Official

López began pursuing musical composition in 2012, studying under the late Dr. David Stock and later completing her Master’s degree in Musical Composition at Carnegie Mellon University under Leonardo Balada in 2018.

Between 2020 and 2021, she developed a music program for Casa San José, a non-profit serving the Latinx community in Pittsburgh.

She is interested in reconfiguring Western classical musical forms. For instance, her piece Folia deconstructs a Renaissance dance into a fractal structure. marina lopez

She is a co-organizer and creative collaborator with Art.coop, linking art, culture, and care.

Marina López is a Mexico City-born, Pittsburgh-based composer, educator, and emerging writer recognized for blending musical genres and creating immersive artistic experiences. Her work often explores the intersection of psychological, ethnomusicological, and physical roots of her Mexican heritage. López began pursuing musical composition in 2012, studying

Notable compositions include Aridoamerica , Folia , and Mathmagic . Education and Community Engagement

She has also created curricula for the Volta Music Foundation to improve access to music education in underserved communities in Latin America. Other Artistic and Social Work She is interested in reconfiguring Western classical musical

Her work, as noted in her CreativeStudy profile, focuses on "care work is culture work," emphasizing interdisciplinary storytelling and social movement.