Nico Gutierrez
Described as, “a young musical promise” (La Vanguardia) Nico Gutierrez is a composer that consistently writes powerful, lush music for both multimedia and concert audiences. Born to Colombian parents, Nico embraces his heritage and infuses elements of his cultural upbringing into his music. His compositions have been performed by the Santa Fe Symphony, International Contemporary Ensemble, and Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá. An ambassador of Latin-American music, Nico has served as composer in residence for the Barcelona Festival of Song in 2014, 2019, and 2022 and has collaborated with opera companies like: Austin Opera, Fort Worth Opera, and Ópera de Colombia. In March of 2018, Nico was invited to conduct his compositions with the Youth Orchestra of Centro Fox in Guanajuato, Mexico for Former President of Mexico, Vicente Fox Quesada. Nico was also nominated for Best Overall Composition in the 2019 London Composition Awards and placed second for the Marion Brown Prize from Bowdoin College. As a multimedia composer, Nico has worked on several films and television series for A&E, CBS, CBS All Access, HBO Max and companies like Huawei and Netflix.
