{"id":2079,"date":"2025-06-30T17:25:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T21:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etmonline.org\/los-angeles\/?post_type=people&p=2079"},"modified":"2025-07-22T16:40:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T20:40:31","slug":"sandi-cortez","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/etmonline.org\/los-angeles\/people\/sandi-cortez\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandi Cortez"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Sandi Cortez <\/strong><\/span>is a composer, guitarist, and music educator from Los Angeles. A UC Santa Cruz alumni with a degree in Applied Linguistics, who also holds a certification in Commercial Music: Music Technology from East Los Angeles College (certified in softwares Pro Tools and Sibelius). Her passion for music began at the age of 8, starting with the clarinet and expanding to the violin and guitar.<\/span><\/p>

As a violinist, Sandi participated in orchestral competitions with other schools and has performed with LA Opera at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. During her time in college, she was part of the tech crew for theater plays, gaining experience in stage production. Now as a music educator, Sandi aims to inspire a new generation of musicians.<\/p>

Beyond music, she enjoys printmaking, rollerskating, watching films, and traveling.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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