Gwen Maramba
2021-2022 Young Composer-In-Residence
Gwen Maramba is a Filipino-American vocalist and composer. A member of the Main South High School class of 2021, she is currently pursuing a bachelor of music degree in vocal performance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Gwen is a former member of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Youth Opera Council, a graduate of the Merit School of Music, and the inaugural recipient of the the Hearing in Color Young Composer Residency. She loves to sing and compose pieces for treble ensembles, and is a member of the Women’s Glee Club at the University of Illinois.
Gwen has loved music ever since she was young, and her family is a huge source of musical inspiration to her. Gwen's piece “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants” was premiered on March 5, 2022 as part of La Caccina and Constellation Men’s Ensemble’s concert To Touch the Sky.
Young Composer Residency Commissions:
“Standing on the Shoulders of Giants” premiered March 2022