Mari Esabel Valverde, Composer

Works “of shimmering beauty”

—Toronto’s The WholeNote

Award-winning transgender Mexican-American composer Mari Esabel Valverde, whose music has been described as “heart-stopping” (BBC Music Magazine), has composed art songs, chamber music, and works for chorus, orchestra, and wind ensemble. Her choral music has been performed throughout the United States and abroad in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands, Peru, Spain, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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Recent News

New in 2024: Browse my choral catalogue on Graphite Marketplace and get my music in your hands faster than ever before! …Continue reading
A new SATB voicing of Patterns on the Snow in addition to the original SSAA version is available through Walton Music! …Continue reading
Four choral arrangements of Chausson songs—Les Papillons, Sérénade italienne, Hébé, and Le Colibri—are available via Walton Music. …Continue reading
I’m excited to join La Voz Music Publishing’s catalogue with my arrangement of De colores in both SSA and TBB Voicings. …Continue reading
YourClassical’s Mya Temanson spoke with Mari Esabel Valverde as part of Pride Month and asked the question, “How can you support the work of trans artists?” Listen on YourClassical here. Or Listen Here: …Continue reading
The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Inc.’s HearTogether Podcast hosted Mari Esabel Valverde for a discussion with Khadija Mbowe about how she learned to overcome self-doubt, why “respect” is a trap, and why she loves icy people as much as she loves icy weather. …Continue reading

Upcoming Performances

7 February 2026

Los Angeles, California

Tonality, conducted by Alexander Lloyd Blake, sings We Hold Your Names Sacred in their concert “Just Me” at Pico Union Project
7 February 2026

Houston, Texas

The St. Olaf Choir, conducted by Anton Armstrong, sings When Thunder Comes on their 2026 Midwest and Texas Tour at South Main Baptist Church
8, 9 February 2026

Waco and Dallas, Texas

The St. Olaf Choir, conducted by Anton Armstrong, sings When Thunder Comes on their 2026 Midwest and Texas Tour in Jones Concert Hall at Baylor University (8 February) and the Meyerson Symphony Center (9 February)