Award Details
José Mardones Association for the Sociocultural Promotion of Music and Performing Arts Jury’s Decision
First Prize: Ave Regina Caelorum – Juan Bernardo Latini
Second Prize: El frío en los huesos – César Reda
Third Prize: Ebanista de almas – Armando Bernabeu
Special “D. Alfredo Vela” Prize for a work with an Alavese theme: El frío en los huesos – César Reda
The Coro Polifónico Nacional, accompanied by the Orquesta Nacional de Música Argentina “Juan de Dios Filiberto,” will present a special concert at the National Auditorium of the Palacio Libertad (Buenos Aires, Argentina) in homage to His Holiness Pope Francis.
The performances are scheduled for November 28 and 29, 2025, at 8:00 PM.
Soloist: Felipe Carelli, baritone
Soloists: Clara Pinto, soprano; Elisa Giraldo Gärtner, alto; Martín Caltabiano, bass; Esteban Garreta, tenor
The Misa Mestiza was born in 2014 to celebrate the election of the first Latin American Pope. It was originally conceived for the youth orchestras of the Programa Provincial de Orquestas-Escuela—now Programa de Coros y Orquestas—of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was later adapted for professional ensembles.
The work reflects the richness and cultural synthesis that characterize Latin America. It is a symphonic-choral creation that brings together the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church—in Greek and Spanish—the sonorities of the European Middle Ages and Classicism, alongside the Indigenous, Creole, and Afro-American musical traditions that form the basis of the region’s rich folklore.
The Misa Mestiza proposes a musical journey from Europe to Latin America, full of colors and soundscapes: from Gregorian chant, the motet, and European hymns to a palette of popular Latin American rhythms, including the habanera, Peruvian festejo, chacarera, triunfo, and chaya from Argentina, vals criollo, huayno from the Altiplano, Bolivian caporal, Uruguayan candombe, Venezuelan tonada llanera, Brazilian bossa nova, and Caribbean son.
From America, the Misa Mestiza invites the world to sing for peace and fraternity among peoples, following the universal message that Francis laid out in his encyclicals.
In 2025, following the passing of Pope Francis and to mark the tenth anniversary of its premiere, the composers incorporated a new movement: number VII, titled “Legacy” (“Legado”).
This final piece, written as a tribute, brings together in its text and music the essence of the Pontiff’s thought, inspired by fragments of the encyclical Laudato si’. It invites us to reflect on fraternity, the care of our common home, hope, and peace—values that guided his pontificate and continue to illuminate the spirit of the Misa Mestiza.
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¿Quién conoce más a su coro que su propio/a director/a? ¿Qué mejor que los docentes y directores/as de coros –conocedores de las fortalezas y debilidades de sus grupos- sean quienes desarrollen habilidades para escribir para sus agrupaciones y crear repertorio A SU MEDIDA?
Este curso introductorio a la escritura de música coral propone un espacio práctico y de reflexión enfocado en la escritura de repertorio coral para agrupaciones infantiles y juveniles. Se trabajará en la ejercitación de herramientas técnicas para la composición y arreglos de obras corales.
Destinado a directores de coro, docentes de música, músicos y estudiantes de carreras musicales, con o sin experiencia previa en escritura de obras corales.
Certificado otorgado por la Asociación Kodály Argentina.
Acredita 10 horas reloj con evaluación.
The First Edition of “becuadro” is a concert-exhibition where visual artworks are displayed while musical pieces, explicitly composed for this project by selected composers, are performed.
Cheryle Rome Beatty is the visual artist showcasing her work in the 2025 edition.
Projecto Nur, under the conduction of Pablo Guerrero, will be the ensemble responsible for premiering the choral works.
“Fierce duende”, for SSAATTBB choir, is the piece composed by Bernardo Latini for this project, inspired by Cheryle Rome Beatty’s artwork “Bailaora, cantaor y guitarrista flamencos”.
The concert-exhibition, which features the display/performance of 11 visual artworks and 11 choral pieces, will take place on April 4th and 11th at the Centro Cultural CajaGranada.
Compositions by Jorge Joyanes, José López Montes, José Pablo Serrano, Rafael Liñán, Amaia Ruda, Alejandro Wolfgang Espigares, Lucía Rosúa, Pablo Soler, María José Arenas, Rodrigo Guerrero, and Bernardo Latini.
The program features Cheryle Rome Beatty’s artworks and links to listen to the choral works.
Choral Workshop
conducting his music together with Coros Ciudad de Aire.
March 22 & 23, 2025
Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
Available in 3 choral formats:
SATB Choir
SSAA Choir
TTBB Choir
Aimed at:
Whole female choirs, with good vocal technique training, choral conductors, members of middle-high or high-level choirs.
This workshop covers original compositions or arrangements for female choir, given by the composer/arranger, with an emphasis on interpretation.
An optional concert is proposed as the final activity, open to the public, where the workshop participants sing the selected pieces conducted by the composer.
