Born and raised in Uruguay, South America, Pablo D. Gómez-Sandro emigrated to Shaker Heights, OH in 2007, where he has resided since. He was an educator for more than 30 years, first as a music teacher and head of “Instituto Musical Polimnia” (a music school he founded in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1990), and later as a part-time Spanish and Music teacher at various universities in the Cleveland area.

Pablo holds a Master degree of Music in Composition, a Master of Arts in Spanish, and a Ph.D. in Music Theory / Composition. When the pandemic hit, Dr. Gómez-Sandro decided to pivot. He quit his teaching positions and opened a business, a move that gave him the flexibility to dedicate more time to composing.

Diverse and versatile, Dr. Gómez-Sandro’s compositional style is the result of multiple artistic influences over the years. His orchestral language is mostly abstract, with emphasis on texture and color. He also writes for ensembles of various sizes, solo instruments, hybrid orchestra, electroacoustic music, and media.

He is currently working on the adaptation of “Kultrungtun”—a solo percussion piece written in 2013-2014—for a percussion ensemble. He is also writing two new pieces: an audiovisual cue for orchestra, and a work for gong ensemble and other metal percussion instruments.

The next premiere of Pablo D. Gómez-Sandro’s music will take place on April 27, 2025, when his “Three Miniatures for Flute Trio and Piano” will close the 2025 edition of the Greater Cleveland Flute Society’s annual concert.