Elías M. Soto

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| birth_name = Elias Mauricio Soto

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1858|09|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cúcuta, Granadine Confederation

| death_date = {{death date and age|1944|10|11|1858|09|22|df=y}}

| death_place = Cúcuta, Colombia

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| occupation = Instrumentalist

| instrument = Siren, bugle, trombón, tuba, piano, guitar, organ

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Elías Mauricio Soto Uribe (September 22, 1858, Cúcuta, Granadine Confederation – October 11, 1944, Cúcuta, Colombia) was a Colombian musician and composer.{{cite web | url=https://datos.bne.es/persona/XX1630987.html | title=Soto, Elías Mauricio (1858-1944) }}{{cite web | url=https://www.cucutanuestra.com/temas/historia/personajes-de-nuestra-historia/elias-mauricio.soto.htm | title=Elías Mauricio Soto }}

He played siren, bugle, trombone, tuba, piano, guitar, and organ in several bands. He was also the director of the Departmental Band of Norte de Santander in Cúcuta.{{Cn|date=December 2024}}

One of his notable works is the bambuco song "Brisas del Pamplonita" ({{Lit|Breezes of the Pamplonita}}) composed for Elisa Ramirez, whom he would eventually marry. Oriol Rangel included it for its degree of pianist in the National Conservatory.{{Cn|date=December 2024}}