Cecilia Espinosa Chamber Choir
Conductor: Cecilia Espinosa Arango
CECILIA ESPINOSA ARANGO
Colombian orchestra conductor with studies at Longy School of Music of Bard College (USA), postgraduate studies at King's College of London University and a master's degree in orchestral conducting at Hartt School of Hartford University, (USA).
Currently, in addition to directing her two choirs, she is the principal conductor of the Orquesta Departamental de Antioquia.
Among other prizes, she was awarded the Andrés Segovia and José Ruiz prize for Ibero-American Music in Austin, and for Polyphony in Santiago de Compostela.
She created the music program at EAFIT University in Medellín, where she served as head of the music department and also created the EAFIT Symphony Orchestra, of which she was principal conductor since its founding in 2000.
Founder and conductor of the choirs Coro Tonos Humanos and Coro de Cámara Cecilia Espinosa, which have represented Colombia abroad, obtaining gold, silver and bronze medals in internationally relevant competitions.
She has conducted numerous concerts with major national and international orchestras.
She has received awards for best choral direction in numerous choral competitions, including the Béla Bartók competition (Hungary), Guido d'Arezzo (Italy) and the Torrevieja International Habaneras and Polyphony Competition.