
Caterina Schembri
Education & Composing
Caterina started her formal music studies at age fifteen with piano as her primary
instrument. With a strong formation in classical music and orchestration she studied
composition at PUJ and then mastered with first class honours in Film Scoring at Pulse
College/DIT.
Her works have been performed in different venues in the city of Bogotá, including the
National Museum. Caterina worked as a composer for several short films and visual media projects from Colombian, Costa Rican, Spanish and Chinese directors; she also
participated in various filmmaking marathons. Her credits include the original score for the feature film “Despertar” (2017) by Costa Rican director Soley Bernal.
Teaching
Caterina has experience lecturing and tutoring music theory and composition, she also
tutored young piano students and prepared candidates for admission exams to music
programs. During her college years she was in charge of curating and organizing student concerts and forums.