About
Media / concert Music composer
About
Media / concert Music composer
ABOUT
b.1988
McAllen, TX
MASTERS DEGREE: MUSIC COMPOSITION
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University
BACHELORS DEGREE: MUSIC COMPOSITION
University of Texas at San Antonio
Edna Alejandra Longoria is a Mexican-American composer born in Mcallen, Texas and raised in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México. Edna obtained a Masters Degree in Music Composition at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University in Long Beach, and a Bachelor Degree in Music Composition from the University of Texas at San Antonio. She has had the privilege of studying composition with Dr. Alan Shockley, Dr. Carolyn Bremer, Dr. Adriana Verdie, Perry LaMarca, James Syler, Dr. James Balentine, and Dr. David Heuser. Edna’s music participated in a workshop with the highly acclaimed Kronos Quartet, and has been premiered by various ensembles and musicians such as Verdant Vibes ensemble, North/South Consonance ensemble, Chatter ensemble, Sonic Apricity, Elixir Piano Trio, Los Angeles Percussion Quartet, pianist Clare Longendyke, flutist Iwona Glinka, soprano Noel Archambeault among others.
Edna’s music has been performed at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, SCI National Conference, Music by Women Festival, SCI Region VI Conferences, LunArt Festival and the Alba Composition Festival. Edna’s piece “Danzas cautivas” won the 2019 call for scores at the LunArt Festival. In addition, Miss. Longoria has recently won the 2020 San Antonio NALAC Grant Award, as well as the 2019 San Antonio Performing Arts Grant Award. Edna’s music has been premiered in the US, Mexico, and Europe.
Edna enjoys incorporating her Latin roots into her music and mixing it with contemporary techniques.
“
A veces pega de verdad, pero es un puño que no duele" -Andrea Bocelli
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UPCOMING PROJECTS
& NEWS
2021
“Partita latina” will be premiered on June 26, 2021 by the Classical Music Institute of SanAntonio at the Tobin Center of the Performing Arts. https://www.cmisa.org/event/infinite-roots/
“Caos y resistencia” will be premiered this semester by the Texas New Music Ensemble.
https://tnme.org/uncategorized/2020-2021-season-announcement/
Winner for Best Music Score at the 2021 Chandler International Film Festival
2020
Winner for Best Original Score at the 2020 Vegas Movie Awards
Winner for Best Soundtrack at the 2020 New York International Film Awards.
“La celebración” included in the 2020 “Bandworld- Top 100”
2020 NALAC Grant Recipient
2019
Recipient of the San Antonio Performing Arts Grant Award, 2019.
Danzas cautivas (Captivating Dances) Call for score winner for the 2019 “LunArt Festival.”
Edna has been selected to be part of the “Alba Music Festival Composition Program” in Alba, Italy in May 2019.
Los ritmos para tres (Rhythms for Three) -selected to be part of PARMA Recordings 2019 Piano Trio Album, recorded by “Trio Casals.” The piece will be programmed for the fifth installment of Navona Records’ Moto series.
Danzas cautivas (Captivating Dances) -selected to be part of 2018-2019 North/South Consonance’s concert series in New York. Concert on February 17, 2019.
How Do I Love Thee? -selected to be part of the “Music by Women Festival” in Mississippi, March 2019.
Los ritmos para tres (Rhythms for Three) -selected to be part of the 2019 SCI National Conference in March 2019 in New Mexico.
La celebración (The Celebration)- selected to be part of the 2019 Regional VI Conference in Commerce, Texas.
Danzas cautivas (Captivating Dances) selected to be part of the 2018-2019 Verdant Vibes’ concert series in Rhode Island. Concert on May 17, 2019.
2018
Carving a Life won the “Indie Spirit Award” at the New Hope Film Festival 2018.
Edna’s musical score for Carving a Life was nominated for the “Mary Austin Award Excellence in Film Scoring” and the “Marshall Hawkins Award Best Musical Score Feature Film” at the IDYLLWILD 2018 International Festival of Cinema.
2017
”Carving a Life” (feature) was one of five films nominated for Best Dramatic Feature Burbank International Film Festival.
“Reconveyance” (short film) received the Best Western award at the Action On Film International Film Festival in Las Vegas.
“Carving a Life” (feature) was given the Award of Recognition presented by the IndieFest Film Awards.
“Carving A Life” (feature) will be available on Video on demand for streaming by Indie Right
Movies in October.
Demons has been released on Amazon.com for free (US only).
“Felices los dos” for string orchestra will be premiering on July 1st 2017 at Edgewood Theater of Performing Arts in San Antonio, Texas by faculty and students of the Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio Music Institute (CMI). In addition, “Danzas Cautivas” will also be performed by the faculty of CMI.
“Danzas Cautivas” for string quintet and piano will be premiering on June 29th 2017 at the Tobin’s Center’s Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater by the faculty of the Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio Music Institute (CMI).
Edna will be the Composer in Residency for the 2017 Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio Music Institute.
Iwona Glinka’s “One Minute” CD has won Silver Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Contemporary Classical at the Global Music Awards competition. Edna’s piece “El baile” is part of the CD.”
“El baile" is now available for purchase or streaming at iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Naxos Music Library, and others.
Edna will be scoring for the upcoming short film “Bloodhound Law”
Edna will be scoring for the upcoming feature film “Carving a Life”
Edna will be writing a Commission string orchestra piece for the faculty of the Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio Music Institute 2017 summer program.
“Chicana Song Project” commission: A collaboration with Soprano Dr. Noel Archambeault.
2016
Edna will be scoring for the upcoming short film “Sovereign Heart” by Snakebyte Productions.
“Demons” short film will be screened at the Oceanside International Film Festival August 10 th 2016.
“El baile” a one minute solo flute, will be featured in flutist Iwona Glinka upcoming flute solo CD. The CD presentation and performance are schedule for November 2016.
La celebración, “The Celebration” (string orchestra), commissioned for Tejeda Middle School, San Antonio,Tx.
Mis Raíces, “My Roots” (orchestra), commissioned for “La nueva orquesta sinfónica del IRCA. Reynosa, Tamaulipas México.
"Demons " has been officially selected into the International Corto Creativo Short Film Festival in Tijuana Baja California ,Mexico
2015
San Antonio de Padua, (soprano,flute, piano) was premiered by soprano Dr. Noel Archambeault in November 2015 at the University of Delaware's Concert series, Tiger Lily.
Awards/Honors
Awards/Honors
References & Testimonials
“Thank you Edna for your wonderful composition, which you wrote for us. We very much enjoyed performing it. Working with Edna was such a pleasure! Her warm and full of life personality projects in her exciting and innovative works. We wish her lots of success!”
“Edna’s music is a rare reflection of who she is. A unique hybrid of rhythm, Latin influences, and lyricism. She has the skills to make her music sing and dance.”
“Edna Longoria is the perfect combination of intelligence and creativity in composition. She is a joy to collaborate with and is sensitive to the needs of each commission she undertakes. Hard working and passionate about music and its mission, I look forward to many more collaborations with this phenomenal talent!”
“Trio Casals has enjoyed collaborating with Edna Alejandra Longoria and PARMA Recordings for our new album “Moto Celeste.” Edna’s trio for violin, cello, and piano “Los Ritmos Para Tres” is a true masterpiece of contemporary chamber music repertoire. We plan to perform this trio in several concerts during the concert season 2019-20, including a Carnegie Hall recital, and cannot wait to share this exciting piece with the audience.”
Awards & Honors
2021
Winner for Best Music Score at the 2021 Chandler International Film Festival.
2020
Winner for Best Original Score at the 2020 Vegas Movie Awards
Winner for Best Soundtrack at the 2020 New York International Film Awards
“La celebración” included in the 2020 “Bandworld- Top 100”
2020 NALAC Grant Recipient
2019
San Antonio Performing Arts Grant Award, 2019
Danzas cautivas (Captivating Dances) Call for score winner for the 2019 “LunArt Festival.”
Alba Music Festival Composition Program, May 2019
Los ritmos para tres (Rhythms for Three) selected to be part of PARMA Recordings 2019 Piano Trio Album.
Danzas cautivas (Captivating Dances) selected to be part of 2018-2019 North/South Consonance’s concert series in New York.
How Do I Love Thee? selected to be part of the “Music by Women Festival” in Mississippi, March 2019.
Los ritmos para tres (Rhythms for Three) selected to be part of the 2019 SCI National Conference in New Mexico, March 2019.
La celebración (The celebration) selected to be part of the 2019 SCI Regional Conference VI in Commerce, Texas, April 2019.
Danzas cautivas (Captivating Dances) selected to be part of the 2018-2019 Verdant Vibes’ concert series in Rhode Island, May 2019.
2018
Marshall Hawkins Award Best Musical Score Feature Film Nomination, IDYLLWild 2018 International Festival Of Cinema.
Mary Austin Award Excellence in Film Scoring Nomination, IDYLLWild 2018 InternationalFestival Of Cinema
2014
Lindsey III Achievement Scholarship Award for Outstanding Achievement and Promise in Composition, BCCM
2013
Music Performance Scholarship, BCCM
2011-2012
Presser Scholarship, UTSA
2011
Texas Music Teachers Educational Foundation Award
1st Place, College of Liberal and Fine Arts Research Undergraduate Competition, UTSA
2010-2011
Reed Holmes Composition Scholarship, UTSA
Credits
Credits
Credits
“Regarding The Case Of Joan of Arc”
feature film, 2019
“Carving A Life”
feature film, 2017
Nominations:
•Best Feature Film at San Diego Awards 2018
•Best Dramatic Feature Film at Burbank International Film Festival 2017
•13 nominations including Best Feature Film at the IDYLLWild International festival of Cinema 2018
official selections:
•New Hope Film Festival 2018
•San Diego Film Week 2018
•IDYLLWild International Festival of Cinema 2018
•International Women’s Film Festival 2017
•burbank International Film Festival 2017
awards:
•Best Director for feature Film and Best Cinematography at IDYLLWild International Festival of Cinema 2018, IndieFest Film Award of Recognition 2017
“Bloodhound Law”
short film, 2018
“One Good Day”
short film, 2017
official selections:
•san diego film week
“Reconveyance”
short film, 2016
official selections:
•Las Vegas Action On Film International Film Festival 2017
awards:
•Best western
“Demons”
Short film, 2016
official selections:
•Princeton Film Festival 2017
•The Oceanside InternationalFilm Festival 2016
•Festival y Muestra Internacional de Cortometrajes Corto Creativo 2016
•IndieWise 2016
•Industry Boost Competition 2016
“What Child is This”
SHORT FILM, 2015
official selections:
•Depth of Field International Film Festival Competition
•Oceanside International Film Festival
“Lucky Strike”
SHORT FILM, 2015
official selections:
•Newport Beach Film Festival 2015
•Long Beach Indie International Film Festival 2015
•Seattle Shorts Film Festival 2015
“Peace of Mind”
SHORT FILM, 2014
official selections:
•Big Bear Film Festival 2014
•Oceanside Film Festival 2014
Recognitions:
•HBO Project Greenlight Top 200.
“A Prickly Situation”