Tania Leon

thumb|Tania León Tania Justina León (born 14 May 1943) is a Cuban-born American composer, conductor and educator. She is the recipient of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her orchestral work Stride and was a 2022 Kennedy Center Honors recipient. She has also served as a professor, artistic advisor and advocate for contemporary music. Quotes “My philosophy is that I'm not what I look like. This is just the house of my soul.” Tania León’s Humanity Shines Through at a Celebration of Her Music and Teaching. CUNY Graduate Center (2023) “Composing is internal. Your music has to come from inside of you from that spiritual part, the part of you that really talks to you deeply.” The unplanned, unstoppable career of composer Tania León. Georgia Public Broadcasting (2022) “Every time people want to ask for something they feel they've been deprived of, they collect themselves and they march.” The unplanned, unstoppable career of composer Tania León. Georgia Public Broadcasting (2022) “I just hear this thing, I trust it, and put it on the paper.” The unplanned, unstoppable career of composer Tania León. Georgia Public Broadcasting (2022) “I don't like the word ‘allegorical’, I don't like the word ‘symbolic’, the word I really like is ‘mythic’.” Tania Leon interview 1989. Jazz Beyond Jazz “I love composers regardless of what they write — it could be Broadway or musical theater or electronics, it could be anything. They are the kings and queens of sound.” The unplanned, unstoppable career of composer Tania León. WNYC (2022) “I am who I am, thanks to my mestizo heritage and my ancestors from China, Nigeria, France, and Spain. I’m a citizen of the world with a global consciousness, and I do not like to be categorized by race, gender, or nationality.” Tania León. Song of America “My music is my contribution to mankind. This is my heritage and I’m proud of it.” Tania León. Song of America Quotes about Tania León “Tania León is highly regarded as a composer and conductor and recognized for her accomplishments as an educator and advisor to arts organizations.” Tania León. The Pulitzer Prizes External links Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:American composers Category:American women composers Category:American conductors Category:American educators Category:Cuban composers Category:Cuban women Category:Pulitzer Prize for Music winners Category:Recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors