Nidia Quintanilla

Nidia Gutierrez Quintanilla is gifted with a great voice that she has cultivated with hard work over a number of years in the music industry. Anyone, after hearing her music, knows that she has latched on to a good thing with tremendous potential, popular Christian music. In this catagory Nidia really makes the grade with her new CD, Cielo Abierto, including Spanish pop-rock Christian selections.

Her musical career started early with singing in the local church choir where she matured into a soloist and was asked to perform at other area churches. It was however, by the grace of God, that she decided to change her college career from dietetics to music and she earned her B. A. in Music at the University of Texas-Pan American in 2000.

As with any music style, the competition is fierce and a lot of choices are availablefor listeners but her growing admirers seem to be taken away with her amazing voice that so perfectly matches the instrumental tone of her music. She ranges easily and can perform seemingly without effort, giving her the freedom to be emotionally driven by the song and demonstrate her inspiration. She says of this, her first album produced in Nashville, “I see my album as a good cup of frappuccino, it is refreshing for the thirsty soul and awakens the slumbering spirit.”

Always a busybody, Nidia has been a conference speaker, trainer for worship teams, was professor and academic director for Canzion Institute McAllen, and has participated in short-term missions trips. Nidia currently teaches private lessons at Melhart and is a committed member at Baptist Temple where she serves as choir director and lead singer. She will be leading the music for their Saturday night services beginning in March. Nidia lives in McAllen with her husband and son, Joaquin. She performs publicly for Sunday sermons at the Baptist Temple in McAllen, Texas.

By Ralph Magana
- Contempo Magazine