MARCO GARCÍA DE PAZ
AVocal Conducting
Misticism vs erotism
El Cantar de los Cantares by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
One of the objectives of AVocal CdM is to alleviate the lack of specialized studies in the most unique repertoires of European musical heritage. In commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, this program celebrates not only the life and work of one of the greatest masters of Renaissance sacred music, but also his vast influence on generations of later composers. Palestrina, whose music is synonymous with purity, balance and contrapuntal refinement, marked a before and after in the history of Western music. Over the centuries, his legacy has endured not only as a model of technical perfection, but also as a source of emotional and spiritual inspiration. In his masses, motets and madrigals, Palestrina knew how to combine textual clarity with astonishing melodic beauty, aspects that profoundly influenced the development of choral and sacred music. This program explores the footprint that Palestrina left, Palestrina’s style has remained an inescapable point of reference.
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Higher degree in Violin and Chamber Music from the Higher Conservatory of Music of the Principality of Asturias and in Direction from the Higher Music Center of the Basque Country. He currently develops his work as a teacher at the Conservatory of Music of the Principality of Asturias, where he teaches chamber music, choir and conducting techniques. In addition to his facet as an instrumentalist, he also has a solid choral formation. He began in music at the “Escolanía de Covadonga”, continued his studies at the “Schola Cantorum” of the Cathedral of León and trained as a choral director in the courses of the Federation of the Basque Country with maestro J. Duijck. He has completed his studies in choral conducting with G. Baltés at the Higher Music Center of the Basque Country. Other fundamental personalities in its formation have been J. Busto, P. Phillips among others. He is director-founder of the choir “El León de Oro” of Luanco. with whom he has performed throughout Spain and abroad. He has twice been proclaimed winner of the “National Grand Prize for Choral Singing”, in its 2003 and 2006 editions. He collaborates with such prominent figures as Peter Phillips and the “Tallis Scholars”. As a conductor, he received the award for best conductor at the XXVIII International Choral Competition «Prof. Georgi Dimitrov”, held in Varna (Bulgaria) in 2005 and at the IX “Internationale Koorwedstrijd van Vlaanderen” – Maasmechelen (Belgium) in 2007