“Ave Regina Caelorum”. Nueva release.
Motet
Bernardo Latini
SATB Choir
(Organ ad libitum)
First Prize III Concurso de composición coral «José Mardones» 2025
“Escucha la mar”. World premiere
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.
Repertoire
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
“UN VIAJE CORAL” – Book. New Purchase Website
“UN VIAJE CORAL, del unísono al canto a voces en el coro infantil”
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.
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Authors:
Mariana Pechuan
Jorge Fuentes
Bernardo Latini
Song texts:
Juan Augusto Laplacette
Illustrations:
Sofía Rojas
COURSE “PEDAGOGÍA CORAL INFANTIL 2026”
The authors of the book Un Viaje Coral (A Choral Journey), together with specialists from various areas related to children’s choral activity, offer a comprehensive perspective covering rehearsal dynamics, repertoire selection and arrangement appropriate to the development from unison to polyphony, child psychology, and the vocal characteristics of childhood.
Aimed at choir directors, music teachers, musicians, and students of music degree programs.
All sessions are 100% online.
Certificate issued by the Asociación Kodály Argentina. Accredits 40 clock hours with assessment.
TEACHING TEAM
Juan Augusto Laplacette
Psychologist and book author
Fernando Lazari
Opera singer and voice teacher
Mariana Pechuan
Specialist in Kodály Pedagogy, pianist, and teacher
Bernardo Latini
Composer, arranger, choir conductor, and teacher
ACADEMIC COORDINATION
Jorge Fuentes
Master in Kodály Pedagogy and choir conductor
This course offers 5 asynchronous workshop sessions with videos and written material, with unlimited access to the online campus, plus one synchronous workshop session via the Zoom platform on Saturday, November 28, from 10 AM to 1 PM (Argentina time).
Workshop 1: Developmental Psychology of Childhood – led by Juan Augusto Laplacette
Workshop 2: Singing Technique Applied to Children’s Choirs – led by Fernando Lazari
Workshop 3: The Richness of Group Singing. Pedagogical Principles of the Kodály Concept – led by Mariana Pechuan
Workshop 4: From Unison to Part Singing – led by Jorge Fuentes
Workshop 5: Choral Arrangements. Designing Repertoire for My Choir – led by Bernardo Latini
Synchronous Workshop 6: A Choral Journey. Final Reflection
The language of all sessions is SPANISH.
Registration open all year round.
Schedule, academic proposal, and registration:
First Prize – III International “José Mardones” Choral Composition Competition (Basque Country)
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
Misa Mestiza Homenaje – World Premiere.
Coro Polifónico Nacional to Offer a Tribute Concert for Pope Francis
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.
Program
Georgina Perazzo
Ubi caritas
Carlos Guastavino
Despedida, cantata for choir and baritone
(manuscript transcription: Guillermo Gutkin)
Soloist: Felipe Carelli, baritone
Hugo Figueras – Bernardo Latini – Oscar Allorio
Misa Mestiza Homenaje (World Premiere)
Soloists: Clara Pinto, soprano; Elisa Giraldo Gärtner, alto; Martín Caltabiano, bass; Esteban Garreta, tenor
Admission is free.
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About the Misa Mestiza Homenaje
Music by Hugo Figueras, Bernardo Latini, and Oscar Allorio
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.
Praevaricatio 7 – World Premiere
Praevaricatio 7
Praevaricatio 7 is a minimalist avant-garde artwork that explores human transgressions through a deeply sensory experience. Integrating live music, dance, spoken word, and visuals, it invites the audience into an emotional and reflective immersion—one that delves into the inner self, evoking profound sensations and forging a visceral connection with the stage.
The piece draws inspiration from the seven deadly sins and their opposites—not from religious dogma, but as transgressions inherent to the human condition.
Each scene unfolds a unique sensory experience through:
Body languages: Butoh dance, hybrid movements, contact improvisation, and more.
Vocal languages: Spoken word, sounds, and tonal expression.
Musical languages: Sonic layers, textures, and atmospheres.
Sensory languages: Lighting, imagery, scents, and tactile elements.
A guided improvisation unfolds within a narrative structure, incorporating scenic elements, sensory FX (aromas, lights, textures), and visual projections.
Performers: 3 dancers/actors – 3 musicians.
Artistic and Technical Credits
Musicians:
Gonzalo Braz, Ariel Hagman, Matías Moreno Kukurov
Stage Movement:
Marina Magistrello, Marisa Pájaro, Atilio Schweizer
Stage Direction:
Clara Mastrango Thau
General Direction:
Clara Mastrango Thau
Original Music Composition Collaboration:
Bernardo Latini
Performance Dates:
Thursdays, from October 30 to November 27, 2025
ITACA COMPLEJO TEATRAL
Buenos Aires
Workshop «Escritura coral para agrupaciones infantiles y juveniles»
Led by Bernardo Latini.
Modalidad 100 % online
¿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.
CRONOGRAMA
- Sábado 20 de septiembre. De 14 a 16 hs. (Hora argentina) “Relación dialéctica pedagogía – propuesta musical”
- Sábado 27 de septiembre. De 14 a 16 hs. (Hora argentina) “Mi coro, mi laboratorio”
- Sábado 04 de octubre. De 14 a 16 hs. (Hora argentina) “Compartir aprendizajes”