RUIZ, Magaly

Doris Magaly Ruiz Lastres is a Cuban musician and composer. Her compositions have been performed at a number of international music festivals. In 1981, she graduated with a degree in Composition from the Instituto Superior de Arte de La Habana, where she studied with Harold Gramatges, César Pérez Sentenat, José Ardévol, Félix Guerrero, Alfredo Diez Nieto, Dolores Torres and Roberto Valera.

Ruiz' curriculum is published in prestigious dictionaries such as The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and Diccionario Iberoamericano de la Música. Several of her compositions are included as part of the curriculum of the leading music education institutions in Cuba. Her compositions have been performed at many festivals such as the International Musical Festival, Festival de La Habana, Festival Boleros de Oro, International Festival of Contemporary Music, the International Festival Donne in Musica in Fiuggi, Italy and the Festival Sounds of Americas, New York City, United States. She has received the First Award in the music contests Concurso "La Edad de Oro", Concurso de la Dirección Nacional de Enseñanza Artística, Concurso Amadeo Roldán and the Concurso de la "Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba".