Dr. Ingrid Larragoity-Martin is a conductor, music educator, advocate, and nonprofit leader whose work is dedicated to expanding access, opportunity, and belonging in music education. As Executive Director of El Sistema Colorado, she leads one of Colorado’s most dynamic organizations working to remove barriers to high-quality music education and create pathways for musical excellence for young people. Her leadership is rooted in the belief that music education can be a powerful force for individual agency, community connection, and social change.

With more than 25 years of experience as a conductor, educator, and community leader, Dr. Larragoity-Martin has built a career that bridges artistic excellence with advocacy. She is a passionate voice for inclusion and representation in music education and is frequently sought as a guest conductor, clinician, lecturer, and presenter throughout the United States and internationally. Her presentations and leadership work explore the intersection of music, education, advocacy, equity, and nonprofit leadership, challenging educators and arts leaders to reimagine who has access to meaningful musical experiences and how the field can better serve the diverse communities around it.

Prior to her work at El Sistema Colorado, Dr. Larragoity-Martin served as Director of Bands at Skyline Visual and Performing Arts High School. She also held appointments as Associate Director of Bands and Music Education Coordinator, and later Interim Director of Bands, at New Mexico State University, as well as Associate Director of Bands at Henderson State University. Most recently she served as the conductor for the Conservatory Orchestra at Denver Young Artist Orchestra for four years. Throughout her career in higher education and public schools, she has conducted wind and orchestral ensembles, commissioned and premiered new repertoire, developed innovative and internationally focused programming, and collaborated with artists, educators, and communities to create transformative musical experiences.

As an active conductor, Dr. Larragoity-Martin has led honor and all-state instrumental ensembles throughout the United States. Her work has also included partnerships and initiatives connecting young musicians with leading professional artists and institutions, including New World Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, and Colorado Symphony.

Internationally, Dr. Larragoity-Martin has presented lectures and conducted clinics throughout Europe and Asia as a guest lecturer with The World, Residence at Sea. She also co-founded and led the Jinsha Summer Music Festival, an international musical and cultural exchange connecting students from the United States with students and faculty from the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in Chengdu, China.

Today, Dr. Larragoity-Martin continues to advocate nationally and internationally for a more equitable and inclusive future in music education. Whether from the podium, in the classroom, in the boardroom, or through her work with El Sistema Colorado, she is committed to building communities where young people and educators alike can see themselves, find their voice, and experience the transformative power of music.