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She is an accomplished composer and arranger, five time winner of the ASCAP Composer's Award and was the Composer in Residence with the San Antonio, Texas Symphony.
In Aztec culture, Obsidian Butterfly is one of many female deities associated with the Earth and its fertility. The music on this recording was created in celebration of the various splendors of the Earth including scenic landscapes and ancient ruins. In addition to recorders, keyboards and guitar, percussion instruments used on Obsidian Butterfly include marimba, log drums, Peruvian bombo, Indian gourd cabasa, guiro, maracas, rattles, triangle, rain stick, dance bells, wind chimes, bamboo chimes, suspended cymbals, gong, congas, bongos and pow wow drums.
"Expansive, dreamy, lively and atmospheric ... Gomez's melodies are sensitively shaped to transform legendary settings and traditions into a tapestry keenly enchanting to modern ears." -San Antonio Express News
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