A performer on both historical and modern instruments, Mariana is equally at home as an orchestra member, giving recitals and playing chamber music. A native of Victoria Tamaulipas, Mexico and studied in Germany, Mariana Parás Peña completed the German Diplom (Master equivalent) in Orchestral Music – Bassoon & Contrabassoon under Prof. Henrik Rabien in the University for Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt, Germany. She studied also a Master of Music in Historical Research and Performance – Dulcian, Baroque and Classical Bassoon with the support of her teachers Dr. Donna Agrell and Javier Zafra. During 2016, Mariana was appointed principal bassoon of the Oaxaca Symphony Orchestra in Mexico and currently serves on the RTE National Symphony and Concert Orchestras in Dublin, Ireland as