Nathan Wright Bueno de Mesquita

I am not going to be a musician when I grow up: An announcement that Nathan Wright Bueno de Mesquita made in the presence of his musician parents and their friends at the age of five. Since abandoning his pledge, Sinaloa-born composer Nathan Wright Bueno de Mesquita has been writing colorful, expressive, and clearly structured music inspired by Jewish folk music, jazz harmony, and on one occasion, fungi.

Most recently, he was commissioned by the American Youth Philharmonic …Read More