Sonia Megías

Born in Almansa, Spain in 1982, Sonia Megías is a composer, singer, and multidisciplinary artist whose imagination refuses to be boxed in. She calls her expanded notations partituras raras (“strange scores”), and they can take many form, video-scores, tactile scores, edible scores, even skirt-scores. For Megías, a score is not just a set of instructions, but an artwork in itself, a playful and ritualistic path toward sound. Her projects often focus on community and transformation.

Megías has written a fascinating body of piano works, each with its own personality. Two highlights stand out:

SoLnatina- Her playful twist on the sonatina form. It’s witty, light, and self-aware, bending classical expectations while keeping its charm. Pianists will find it both humorous and thought-provoking, as if the piece is smiling at tradition while inventing its own rules.

Suite de Alejandría- Written for pianist-singer, this suite dissolves the boundary between performer and narrator. The pianist doesn’t just play, they vocalize, embodying the work in multiple dimensions. It’s part theater, part ritual. 

Other works, like La luna tiene dos caras or Doce de agosto, reveal her more poetic side, while miniatures such as Gatita sparkle with whimsy. Across all of them, Megías asks pianists to embrace imagination: the piano isn’t just an instrument, it’s a stage for stories, humor, and transformation.

Playing Megías at the piano isn’t just about pressing keys, it’s about embracing her invitation to explore sound as ritual, to discover how fragility and playfulness can coexist with boldness. Her piano music opens doors to a creative world where notation, performance, and imagination merge.