Nico Gutierrez

“A Young Musical Promise”

-La Vanguardia

Nico Gutierrez is a composer of concert, film, and video game music. He began his musical studies at age seven and began composing at age twelve. His compositions have been premiered, performed, and professionally recorded by members of the Santa Fe Symphony, International Contemporary Ensemble, Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá, Fort Worth Youth Orchestra, and the Texas Boys Choir. His works have been recorded and performed in prestigious concert halls around the world including the Bass Performance Hall, Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo, and Palau de la Música Catalana.

An ambassador of Latin-American music, Nico has served as composer in residence for the Barcelona Festival of Song in 2014, 2019, and 2022. In March 2018, Nico was invited to the Fundación Fox in Guanajuato, Mexico where he rehearsed with their youth orchestra and conducted his music, in concert, for Former Mexican President Vicente Fox.

As a performer, Nico grew up playing the piano and cello as well as conducting several orchestras and singing as a professional boy soprano. Nico was long-time member of the GRAMMY© award-winning Texas Boys Choir. He rose to be a frequent soloist of this organization and was featured in many professional recordings and national tours. Nico has toured extensively with the choir across the United States performing in many prestigious concert halls including a solo at Carnegie Hall. His love for writing film music led him to work for Hollywood composers such as Mark Isham and Heather McIntosh on several films and television series like The Nevers (HBO Max), Duck, Duck, Goose (starring Zendaya), Dumplin’ (starring Jennifer Aniston), and One Dollar (CBS All Access).

Nico earned his Bachelor’s degree in music composition from Texas Christian University in 2015, his Master’s degree in Scoring for the Screen from Columbia College Chicago in 2017, and his Doctorate at Florida State University in 2024.