Diana Syrse

Composer, arranger and singer Diana Syrse Valdés has been commissioned to write choral music, chamber music, and opera. Her music has been performed in Mexico, the United States, France, Russia, and Venezuela. She earned degrees in singing and composition from the National School of Music of the National Autonomous University of México and continued her graduate studies in composition at Indiana University in Bloomington. She is currently enrolled at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in the Performer-Composer MFA Program. 

In addition to her residency in Worthington, Diana led workshops highlighting the new VocalEssence Music Press ¡Cantaré! publication series at the MN-ACDA convention November 19-20, 2010.

This is Diana’s second year as a ¡Cantaré! composer. In 2009-2011, she worked with students from Washburn, Como Park and Andover high schools.