Marta Varela

Marta Inés Varela (born April 20, 1943) is an Argentine composer, pianist, and teacher.

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Varela studied piano under Antonio de Raco [es], chamber music under Simón Blech [es], and composition and orchestration under Virtú Maragno [es] and Francisco Kröpfl. She is a graduate of the music school at the National University of Rosario, from which she received a degree to teach harmony and composition; she has since served as director and professor at the same school. With Emma Garmendia, she was the developer of the educación audioperceptiva [es] pedagogical method. As a composer she has written works for a variety of instruments, including chamber pieces and larger-scale works for orchestra.