The European-derived tradition of classical music is ubiquitous throughout Latin America, and numerous composers not only create new music but also teach in the regions many conservatories and universities. It serves a useful purpose here to list some ontinue to work in their native countries.
| Country | Composer |
| Argentina | Mario Davidovsky, Osvaldo Golijov, Marta Lambertini, Salvador Ranieri, Gustavo Santaolalla, Alicia Terzián |
| Bolivia | Augustín Fernández Sánchez, Oscar García, César Junaro, Juan Antonio Maldonado, Willy Pozadas, Cergio Prudencio |
| Brazil | Paulo Chagas, Rodrigo Cicchelli Velloso, Rodolfo Coelho de Souza, Paulo Costa Lima, Luis Carlos Csekö, Vânia Dantas Leite, Cirlei de Hollanda, Felipe Lara, José Augusto Mannis, Flo Menezes, Marlos Nobre, Ilza Nogueira, Jamary de Oliveira, Jocy de Oliveira, Tim Rescala, Marisa Rezende, Agnaldo Ribeiro, Ricardo Taccuchian, Roberto Victori |
| Chile | Juan Allende-Blin, José V. Asuar, Gustavo Becerra, Eduardo Maturana, Abelardo Quinteros, León Schidlowsky, Claudio Spies, Darwin Vargas |
| Colombia | Euclides Barrera, Eduardo Carrizosa, Jesús Pinzón, Luis Pulido, Francisco Zumaqu |
| Costa Rica | Jorge Luis Acevedo, Mario Alfagüell, Luis Diego Herra, Mauricio Pauly, William Porra |
| Cuba | Cálixto Alvarez, Efraín Amador, Héctor Angulo, Juan Blanco, Leo Brouwer, Carlos Fariñas, Sergio Fernández Barroso, Jorge Garciaporrúa, Tania León, José Loyola, Carlos Malcolm, José Angel Pérez Puentes, Juan Piñera, Magaly Ruiz, Roberto Valera, Aurelio de la Vega |
| Dominican Republic | José Antonio Molina, Miguel Pichardo-Vicioso |
| Ecuador | Milton Estévez, Gerard Guevara, Diego Luzuriaga, Mesías Maiguashca, Arturo Roda |
| El Salvador | Hugo Calderón, Jr., Victor Manuel López Guzmán, Gilberto Orellana Castro |
| Guatemala | William Orbaugh, Joaquín Orellano |
| Honduras | Norma Erazo, Sergio Suazo Lang |
| Mexico | Manuel de Elías, Julio Estrada, José Luis Hurtado, Federico Ibarra, Ana Lara, Mario Lavista, Arturo Márquez, Gabriela Ortiz |
| Panama | José Luis Cajar, Florentin Giménez, Marina Saiz Salazar |
| Paraguay | Nicolás Pérez González |
| Peru | Luis David Aguilar, Teófilo Alvarez, César Bolaños, José Carols Campos, Walter Casas Napán, Pozzi Escot, Celso Garrido-Lecca, Leopoldo La Rosa, Pedro Malpica, José Malsio, Alejandro Núñez Allauca, Francisco Bernado Pulgar Vidal, Edgar Valcárcel, Pedro Seiji Asato, Douglas Tarnawiecki, Jorge Villavicencio Grossman |
| Puerto Rico | Luis M. Alvarez, Rafael Aponte-Ledée, Ernesto Cordero, Ignacio Morales Nieva, William Ortiz, Francis Schwartz, Roberto Sierra, Raymond Torres Santos |
| Uruguay | Coriún Aharonián, León Biriotti, Sergio Cervetti, Antonio Mastrogiovanni, José Serebrier |
| Venezuela | Miguel Astor, Jorge Benzaquén, Tulio Cremisini, Paul Desenne, Carlos Duarte, Carlos García, Emilio Mendoza, Alfredo Rugeles, Ricardo Teruel |