Composer Bio

An international media artist and composer, S. Peña Young has premiered her works at Tampa's Hispanic Heritage Festival, the Australasian Computer Music Conference (Australia), the Cinema for Peace (Turkey), Electrolune (France), Voices on the Edge (China, Europe, USA), Art Basil Miami, the International Computer Music Conference, the SEAMUS National Conference, the IAWM International Congress, the Pulsefield International Exhibition of Sound Art, Primera en La Habana X (Cuba), and numerous festivals throughout the United States. The Florida Orchestra, USF Symphonic Band, KSU Percussion Ensemble, and FIU New Music Ensemble are among the talented ensembles that have premiered Peña Young's works. Her film music credits include "The War" (finalist in Miramax's Greenlight Competition) and "Voices of the Churen," screened at the NY Independent Film Festival. She holds an M.M. in Music Technology from Florida International University and a B.M. in Music Composition from the University of South Florida.