Leioa Kantika Korala
It was founded in 2001 at the Leioa Municipal Conservatory on the initiative of its director, Basilio Astúlez. It is made up of 45 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18, all of whom are students at the centre. Its main objective is to make them enjoy choral music and to broaden their musical training, covering the greatest possible variety and wealth of styles and repertoire.
Leioa Kantika Korala, one of the most prestigious children’s choirs in the world, makes an impact through its excellent artistic level, its incredible sound and musicality, its innovative programming, as well as its colourful and dynamic choreography. There are many prestigious composers who, from all over the world, have written works for this choir which is a reference point in the current choral scene.
The artists of the concert were: Ainhoa García, Haizea Lorenzo, Itziar Anguita, Erika Martínez, Aitana Vergara, Inge Ranilla, Ane Pérez, Alaitz de Isusi, Irene Benito, Sofía Olabarrieta, Julene González, Helen Zarragoitia, Iraia Juan, Irene Cerrada, Jare Torralba, Enola Arruebarrena, Nora Vázquez, Marene López del Corral, Inella Solana, Sara Dilla, Haizea González, Naia Arrandiaga, Victoria Audícana, Danel Arteaga, Oier Aguirre, Jon Peláez, Asly Costa, Ane López, Nerea González, Arrate Riguera, Ninbe Solana, Maitane González, Lucía Dilla, Iraia Larrinaga, Yaiza Santolaria, Nerea Pinedo, Maider Biguri, Ixone Laguna, Ander Besteiro, June Lazaro
Basilio Astúlez
Director
Born in 1975, he graduated in Fine Arts from the University of the Basque Country and studied music in Vitoria-Gasteiz. He trained with a conductor in the courses of the Choral Federation of the Basque Country, as well as in other courses and seminars in Spain and Europe, working with conductors such as J. Duyick or J. Busto, among others.
During the years 1994 and 2005, he taught Choral Singing at the Escuela de Música de Alegría-Dulantzi in Álava and conducted the Aiala Abesbatza women’s choir in that town. Between 1996 and 2004 he was also conductor of Alaitz Abesbatza in Vitoria-Gasteiz, with whom he won numerous first prizes in national and international competitions, including the Grand National Prize for Choral Singing in 2000. In 1999 he founded the female chamber group Vocalia Taldea, which has also won important international awards (Tolosa, Torrevieja, Maasmechelen, Arezzo, Cork…).
HA´A ZINA ELOHIM – Pop. Israel
PATER NOSTER – Xabier Sarasola, Euskal Herria 1960
O SAPIENTIA – Tadeja Vulc, Eslovenia 1978
A PUPPET´S DREAM – Darius Lim, Singapur 1986
HABANERAS DE CARNAVAL – David Azurza, Euskal Herria 1968
WHEN I´M GONE – William Adams, EEUU 1975
SEGALARIAK – Josu Elberdin, Euskal Herria 1976
THE FIREDANCE OF LUNA – Darius Lim, Singapore 1986
SING AS ONE – Jude B. Roldán, Filipinas 1980
WAU BULAN – Tracy Wong, Malasia 1985
THA THIN THA – Lisa Young, Australia 1965
FLOWERS – Edri Cohen, Israel 1970
DREAM A DREAM – E. Robertson, EEUU 1965
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