About her
To know her better
Her career as musician began when she was 7 years old
at the Elementary School Elila Mena, Dominican Republic, where she
decided to dedicate all her energies and talent to the Flute. In 1997,
she continued her studies in the National Conservatory of Music until
she graduated in 2003 as an Elementary Teacher of Music. She was part of
the National System of Children and Youth Symphony Orchestras,
participating in concerts and workshops offered by famous experts.
In 1999, she received from the Organization of the United Nations for
Education and Culture, UNESCO, the recognition of “ Artista por la paz”
by Federico Mayor.
During 2004, as part of the group of outstanding students of the
National Conservatory of Music, she auditioned to become a member of the
National Symphony Orchestra, and in October she was elected as
instrumentalist by the Secretary of Culture of Dominican Republic. The
26th of November, she also graduated as a Master Teacher of Music as
receiving the accredited titled of Master Instrumentalist. She also
participated in the International Congress, UNIV, organized in Rome and
Puerto Rico, presenting a paper about music.
She has participated in Master Classes offered by famous flutists, such
as: the Swedish, Magda Swerman, the Chinese, Icauni Fujiii, the French
Composer Jean Pierre Valette, the great American flutist and composer,
Matt Marvuglio, professor and administrative in Berklee College of
Music, and also his current professor; and, by the great flutist and
Master Teacher in Berklee, Wendy Rose.
During 2005 she auditioned to study in Luter College, and received great
honors for her outstanding performance in the entrance examination
tests; she also auditioned for Michell Camilo Scholarship to study in
Berklee College of Music, been the only woman to gladly and surprisingly
received it among the other candidates for the scholarship.
She has been recognized by Berklee College of Music through all her
career in Performance, having received the Spring Award during the last
3 years. In 2007, she was recognized for her excellence and musicality,
as well as, with the Berklee College of Music Scholarship Terry Lyne
Carrington.
She has participated as soloist in many local and international
Concerts, as in the National Symphony Orchestra, in the 62nd Anniversary
of the National Conservatory of Music, and, in the Concert “Sueños en
Flauta”; also, as guest artist oin local prestigious companies
advertising campaigns. At the international level, she has been soloist
in an International Concert for the Women, in United States; concerts
together with Berklee College of Music Master Teachers in Ensembles and
with other college music groups. She has also participated in the New
England Conservatory in Boston, in Broadway Musicals, Christmas and
Spring Concerts in Bayridge, Center of Cultural Activities, among
others. She was invited, both in 2007 and 2008, by the famous American
entrepreneur, Donald Trump, for the Conference of Successful Youth
Talents, showing her great talent. She was also invited to perform
together with other administrative of Berklee, in a promotional activity
of a prestigious hotel in Boston.
Her career as Musician has been complemented with a Career in Languages,
speaking already 8 languages, such as: English, Italian, French,
Portuguese, Greek, German, Japanese and Spanish, her native language. In
2007, she was elected as part of a group of merited students of Berklee
to study for one semester in the famous Nakas Conservatory of Atenas,
Greece. She had a successful participation as soloist in the closing
actitivity of the program; during that time, she was also invited to
perform in concerts both in Greece and Germany.
She was recently elected for an audition with the Harvard Symphonic
Orchestra. She had a great performance as the second flute in the June
Concert of this important University.
Sofia Inés performs different music styles, such as: contemporary music
and Latino music; she has also played Celt music as member of a musical
group of Berklee College and Boston College. She also plays jazz, pop,
Brazilian and Dominican music, among other music styles.
In her country, Dominican Republic, she has received some important
awards and nominations by private and local government Institutions as
well as from local newspapers, such as: Nominated in 2007 for the
Casandra , the most prestigious music award of Dominican Republic, along
with the great Dominican pianist and composer, Michell Camilo and with
Aisha Sied. She was also nominated for the Youth National Award,
“Volando alto”, together with Amelia Vega, Miss Universe 2004, Marcos
Díaz, a world recognized Dominican Swimmer, and Zoe Saldaña, an
outstanding actress in Holywood, among others.
On January 29 th, she was invited by Teodros kyros to
the national television program African ascent, where she perform
several styles of music such as: jazz, Brazilian, Latin, classical and
Celtic music.
On January 31 she received award recognition by the most powerful
authorities in the Dominican Republic, in the youth secretary state, for
her outstanding student representation in the United States.
At this moment, Sofía Inés is about to finish her Musician Career in the
prestigious Berklee College of Music.
