annual Leo Brouwer Festival of Chamber Music. In 2010 and 2012, she was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition. She is the only Cuban and Cuban-American musician ever to be nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition (2013). She won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Music for Stride. In 2022, Tania was awarded a Kennedy Center Honor along with George Clooney, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight and the members of U2. Works Chamber worksA la Par, piano and percussionÁcana, chamber orchestraAlma, flute and pianoAscend, brass ensembleAxon, violin and electronicsBele, chamber orchestraDe Color, violin and marimbaDe Memorias, woodwind quintetDougla, large mixed ensembleDrummin' , chamber orchestraentre nos, clarinet, bassoon, pianoEscencia, string quartetEthos, piano and string quartetFour Pieces for Cello, violoncello soloHaiku, percussion ensemble, large mixed ensembleHechizos, chamber orchestraIndigena, large mixed ensembleMaggie Magalita, large mixed ensemblePaisanos Semos!, guitar soloParajota Delate, mixed quintetPermutation Seven, mixed sextetPet's Suite, flute and keyboardSaoko, brass quintetsin normas ajenas, large mixed ensembleSon Sonora, flute and guitarThe Beloved, large mixed ensembleThe Golden Windows, large mixed ensembleTones, chamber orchestraToque, clarinet, alto sax, piano, percussionists, violin, and double bass Orchestral worksBataCarabaliConcerto Criollo, piano, solo timpani and orchestraDesde...HorizonsKabiosile, piano and orchestraPara Viola y Orquesta, solo viola and orchestraStride (2019) for orchestra Vocal worksBatey, vocal ensemble and instrumental ensembleDe-Orishas, vocal ensemble (6 to 12 singers)Drume Negrita, mixed chorusEl Manisero, mixed chorusInura, mixed choir, strings, and percussionIvo, Ivo, high voice and ensembleJourney, high voice and ensembleOh Yemanja (Mother's Prayer), medium voice and ensemblePueblo Mulato, high voice and ensembleReflections, soprano and mixed ensemble (text from poems by Rita Dove)Rezos, mixed choir (text from Jamaica Kincaid)Singin' Sepia, medium voice and ensemble (text from poems by Rita Dove)Sol de Doce, vocal ensemble (6 to 12 singers),To and Fro, medium voice Solo piano2 Preludes (1966)Momentum (1984)Rituál (1987)Mística (2003)Variation (2004?)La Tina (2004?)Concert BandAlegre (2003)OperaScourge of HyacinthsFilms 1993 – The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers – Laurie Anderson, Tania León, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros''. Directed by Michael Blackwood. References External links Tania León Peermusic Classical: Tania Leon Composer's Publisher and Bio Discography Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music "Tania Justina León, Afro-Cuban Composer, Conductor & Professor", at AfriClassical.com Interviews The unplanned, unstoppable career of composer Tania León. Interviewed by Tom Huizenga, December 2, 2022. 1943 births Living people Harvard University staff 21st-century classical composers 20th-century classical composers Cuban classical composers Cuban opera composers Brooklyn College faculty Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development