Odaline de la Martinez - MUSIC (CLASSICAL/JAZZ/FOLK)

Composer and Conductor

Odaline de la Martinez (born 31 October 1949) is a Cuban-American composer and conductor. She was the first woman to conduct at the BBC Promenade Concerts (the Proms) in 1984 and is currently the artistic director of Lontano, a London-based contemporary music ensemble which she co-founded in 1976 with New Zealander flautist Ingrid Culliford. As well as frequent appearances as a guest conductor with leading orchestras throughout Great Britain, including all the BBC orchestras, she has conducted several leading ensembles around the world, including the Ensemble 2e2m in Paris; the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; the Australian Youth Orchestra; the OFUNAM and the Camerata of the Americas in Mexico; and the Vancouver Chamber Orchestra. She is also known as a broadcaster for BBC Radio and Television and has recorded extensively for several labels.