Marta Varela


Marta Inés Varela is an Argentine composer, pianist, and teacher.
Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Varela studied piano under, chamber music under, and composition and orchestration under and Francisco Kröpfl. She is a graduate of the music school at the National University of Rosario, from which she received a degree to teach harmony and composition; she has since served as director and professor at the same school. With Emma Garmendia, she was the developer of the pedagogical method. As a composer she has written works for a variety of instruments, including chamber pieces and larger-scale works for orchestra.