MY EXPERIENCE
In 2014, she performed in Florida as a soloist, sharing the stage with international trumpet soloist Giuliano Sommerhalder in Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Trumpets.
In 2016, she collaborated with the 1813 Orchestra of Como (AS.LI.CO.), as well as with the Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan and the Orchestra de "I Pomeriggi Musicali" in Milan. With the latter, she toured Oman in a production of Ibn Battuta at the "Royal Opera House of Muscat".
In 2017, she started teaching trumpet at the CPSM evening popular courses for adults at the “Giuseppe Verdi” Conservatory in Milan. At the same time, she became a member of the 1813 Orchestra’s Opera Domani project, which promotes Italian opera among thousands of elementary and middle school students across Italy.
In 2018, she was appointed trumpet teacher at the Ricordi Music School in Milan. Her main role is to guide children through their first experiences with the trumpet, preparing them to join the school’s main ensembles with her method "Trombalandia - Trumpet Studio", widely shared online with everyone who follows the development of the trumpet across social media and musical community channels.
In July 2019, she made her debut at the International Trumpet Guild Conference in Miami (U.S.A.), the world’s most important trumpet conference.
She was later invited to give a masterclass at the Universidad de las Artes in her hometown of Guayaquil, and at the same time completed a second-level degree in baroque trumpet at the Milan Conservatory with Jonathan Pia.
In 2022, with the support of CPSM and the Milan Conservatory, she founded the "Milano Brass Social Band", made up entirely of her students.
Maria was part of the team at the prestigious brass instrument manufacturer Cristian Bosc, serving as a Brand Developer. In this role, she has toured the U.S., presenting at the Trumpet Seminar at the University of Delaware’s Chosen Vale, the Eastman School of Music, and the Tanglewood Festival.
In 2023, she began her first collaboration with UNLIMITED, an educational initiative of the Verbier Festival in Switzerland, dedicated to teaching trumpet to children.
One of the highlights of 2024 was her participation in SEYO — the Sistema Europe Youth Orchestra — an ensemble that brings together young musicians from across Europe who are part of the El Sistema program. Founded 50 years ago by Maestro José Antonio Abreu in Venezuela and introduced to Italy by Claudio Abbado, this edition of SEYO took place in Pesaro, the Italian Capital of Culture 2024.
She also actively collaborates on the "Social Sound" project, aimed at promoting integration, human values, and community growth through music, as a trumpet teacher and director of Orchestra Z4.
The ensemble serves as a space where teenagers explore human values, musicianship, musical language, connection, and integration through music.
As director, Maria guides her students in developing musical skills, collaboration, and mutual respect, helping them build community through collective practice.
Following these experiences, she began collaborating with SONG (El Sistema Lombardia) and "Superar Youth Orchestra" in Lugano, supporting the trumpet section together with conductor Carlo Taffuri, representative of "Immaginarte" and "Superar Youth Orchestra Suisse", enriching the orchestral ensemble with the energetic brilliance of the brass.
