A native to Phoenix, AZ, Candelaria Alvarado comes from a diverse professional background in Arts Administration, Music Composition and Performance, Audio Engineering and Theater Technical work (FOH, Stage Managing, and Lighting Design), and Marketing.
She currently works in a highly versatile role for the Musical Instrument Museum’s Music Theater providing local/state artistic direction and as a Marketing Consultant for Ravenscroft Pianos. She also contributes institutional development efforts to Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center and Produces music as part of the electronic music duo, Proper Thirteen.
She holds a BA in Contemporary Music with a focus in Electroacoustic Composition from Santa Fe University of Art and Design and pursued extensive graduate studies in Ethnomusicology at Arizona State University.