Ivonne Paredes is a Lima-born, Los Angeles-based composer and percussionist, whose rhythmic scores combine aspects of traditional Peruvian music with wide ranging contemporary influences. Upon relocating to the U.S., she studied with renowned percussionists Mike Davis and Beth Gottlieb, and went on to compose under Dr. Daniel Crozier at Rollins College (Winter Park, FL). A graduate student from CUNY - Brooklyn College, Ivonne has studied under the instruction of Tania León and Douglas Cohen. Her music has been performed across the Americas as well as in Europe and Asia. Some of the ensembles that have performed her compositions include forty/sixty, Periapsis, Black House Collective, JACOPERA, the Brooklyn College Symphony Orchestra, the Vanguardia Perú Big Band, the YMCA College of Hong Kong’s jazz ensemble, and Arturo O'Farrill's Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.

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