The Infallible Formula for Writing a Masterpiece by Santiago Veros
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In 2013, having completed my university studies, my professional experience in composition was nil. My jobs until then had been as an ice cream seller and a brief stint at a bookstore making photocopies—part-time jobs to support my university studies but nothing related to music. After returni...
Join the Eternal Unity Mass - "Gloria" Consortium: Uniting Choirs Globally Year by Year
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Hello everyone, I'm Santiago Veros, and I'm thrilled to share with you the next chapter in the creation of my Mass, "Eternal Unity." This is undoubtedly one of the most ambitious initiatives in the choral world. We are creating a Mass, composing one movement each year through a consortium, uniting c...
Voices Against Vanity: How Music Battles Social Insanity by Santiago Veros
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In choral music, I found my tool for social change. Growing up in a Latin American country with a sociologist mother, I witnessed social injustice firsthand. I gained class consciousness and experienced crises personally. I'm talking about financial crises on a scale unimaginable to any developed co...
A Year As A Nomadic Composer: Teachings And Thoughts By Santiago Veros
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A Year As a Nomad: April 4, 2023, marked the last day I spent in my birth country. I shared breakfast with my brother and mother, showed my boarding pass, and within minutes, I was on a plane to London. What happened during all that time? Well, to say that I traveled enou...
A NEW World Premiere. You Won't Believe What These Kids Do!
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Dear Choral Friends! Belated Happy Easter. Today, I want to gift you a moment of immense pleasure. Over the weekend, Garden Grove High School CSUF premiered "O Crux" SATB. VIDEO HERE It would be COMPLETELY IMPOSSIBLE to fully describe the incredible performance this choir has delivered of m...