As a Mexican and Canadian composer and lecturer, she has participated in international festivals and symposia. Garc�a Islas holds the Doctorate degree in Composition from the Universit� de Montr�al and the Masters and Bachelor degrees from the Conservatoire de Musique et d'art Dramatique du Qu�bec (Montr�al). Among her grants and fellowships are the Canadian grant Beethoven's Legacy (2020) from the Orchestre M�tropolitain and Yannick N�zet -S�guin (Montr�al)