Motet
Bernardo Latini
SATB Choir
(Organ ad libitum)
First Prize III Concurso de composición coral «José Mardones» 2025
World premiere of “Escucha la mar”, version for mixed choir, by Bernardo Latini,
as part of the 72º Certamen Coral Internacional de Habaneras y Polifonía
Torrevieja, Spain.
The premiere was performed by the CORO DE CÁMARA DEL COLEGIO NACIONAL DE BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, under the conduction of Lucas Echaniz.
Habanera de Sal
Lyrics: Belén Puente
Music: Antoni Mas
Veinte Años
Author: María Teresa Vera
Choral arrangement: Yaniel Frnández A.
Escucha la mar
Bernardo Latini
The Conversion of Saul
Randall Stroope
El Guayaboso
Guido López-Gavilán
is now available for purchase in digital format on the website of the Asociación Kodály Argentina.
Authors: Mariana Pechuan, Jorge Fuentes, and Bernardo Latini.
This publication arises from the pressing need to create a pedagogical-musical resource with a playful character that invites sequential learning for children’s choirs. Through a solid theoretical foundation, Mariana Pechuan and Jorge Fuentes lay out an itinerary that guides the director in managing the vocal, aural, and motor challenges inherent to children’s choral activity, taking into account aspects of children’s psychology and emotional development according to their age and vocal range. The work breaks down the necessary processes for choristers to achieve vocal independence, transforming the transition from unison to polyphony into an organic, documented, and deeply human process.
The practical core of this “journey” is materialized in 8 original compositions by Bernardo Latini, created ad hoc on texts by Juan Augusto Laplacette. These pieces, ranging from unison to 4 equal voices a cappella, constitute a sequenced cycle that translates the methodology into real music. As conductor Virginia Bono rightly points out in the prologue, the book is comprehensive because it does not limit itself to explaining the methodological thinking, but rather demonstrates it through a repertoire that allows for the progressive development, understanding, and assimilation of musical competencies.
The illustrations by Sofía Rojas bring to life the path charted by the authors, with a map designed to keep in sight all the regions, stages, and stops that the choral journey allows one to discover.
Mariana Pechuan
Jorge Fuentes
Bernardo Latini
Juan Augusto Laplacette
Sofía Rojas
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.
