{"id":2316,"date":"2014-08-13T11:20:17","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T11:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coraldebilbao.com\/coros\/directores\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T13:49:19","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T12:49:19","slug":"directores","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.coraldebilbao.com\/en\/coros\/directores\/","title":{"rendered":"Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The Directors<\/h1>\n<div class='dt-sc-hr '><\/div>\n<h3>Enrique Azurza<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16413 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coraldebilbao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/enrique-azurza-director-coral-de-bilbao-2.jpg\" alt=\"Enrique Azurza, Director de la Coral de Bilbao\" width=\"250\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coraldebilbao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/enrique-azurza-director-coral-de-bilbao-2.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.coraldebilbao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/enrique-azurza-director-coral-de-bilbao-2-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Asume la direcci\u00f3n art\u00edstica de la Sociedad Coral de Bilbao en abril de 2016.<br \/>\nProfesor de canto coral en el Centro Superior de M\u00fasica del Pa\u00eds Vasco \u2013 Musikene, Enrique Azurza es uno de los directores de coro m\u00e1s destacados y din\u00e1micos de su generaci\u00f3n.<br \/>\nEstudi\u00f3 direcci\u00f3n de coro en el Pa\u00eds Vasco y en Estocolmo, con Anders Eby, becado por la Diputaci\u00f3n de Gipuzkoa. Realiz\u00f3 cursos de especializaci\u00f3n con Eric Ericson y Carl H\u00f8gset.<\/p>\n<p>En 1991 recibe el Premio al Mejor Director en el Certamen Internacional de Varna (Bulgaria). Invitado en dos ocasiones por la IFCM al Simposio Mundial de M\u00fasica Coral: Sydney 1996 y Puerto Madryn (Argentina) 2011.<br \/>\nActualmente dirige el Coro Hodeiertz de Tolosa, y el grupo vocal profesional KEA, especializado en m\u00fasica contempor\u00e1nea.<\/p>\n<p>Ha dirigido el Coro de la Universidad del Pa\u00eds Vasco (1999-2016), el Coro L\u00edrico de Cantabria \u2013 Coro del Palacio de Festivales de Santander (2011-2015) y el Coro del Instituto Aragon\u00e9s de Canto Coral (1993-2003).<\/p>\n<p>Ha actuado como director invitado con el Coro de RTVE, y con el coro St. Jacob de Estocolmo.<\/p>\n<p>Con todos ellos ha abordado un amplio abanico de repertorios, ha logrado primeros premios en cert\u00e1menes nacionales e internacionales, y ha realizado diversas grabaciones.<\/p>\n<p>Ha impartido numerosos cursos de direcci\u00f3n, conferencias y seminarios. Es asesor musical del Concurso Coral Internacional de Tolosa, del Simposio Mundial de Barcelona 2017 y director art\u00edstico del Certamen Coral de Ejea de Los Caballeros.<\/p>\n<p>Ha formado parte de jurados en festivales nacionales e internacionales: Debrecen (Hungr\u00eda), Arezzo (Italia), Tours (Francia), Varna (Bulgaria), Marktoberdorf (Alemania), Montreux y Neuch\u00e2tel (Suiza), Maasmechelen (B\u00e9lgica), Maribor (Eslovenia), Busan (Corea del Sur) y Hong-Kong (China).<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<div class=\"dt-sc-hr-border\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-18390 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coraldebilbao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Urko-Sangroniz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coraldebilbao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Urko-Sangroniz.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.coraldebilbao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Urko-Sangroniz-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.coraldebilbao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Urko-Sangroniz-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.coraldebilbao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Urko-Sangroniz-684x1024.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Urko Sangroniz<\/h3>\n<p>Born in Bilbao in 1976 he beganhis musical studies at an early age in the Conservatory of the Bilbao Choral Society. Later he joined the \u201cJuan Cris\u00f3stomo Arriaga\u201d Conservatory in Bilbao, where he finished his higher education with distinction.<\/p>\n<p>He finished hismusical studies in the specialty of violin with teachers; Dana Besedowsky, Dan Mitu, SaioaLizaso, Rosa L\u00f3pez, Carmen Guti\u00e9rrez, Eva Graubin andHiro Kurosaki among others, and chamber music with Carmen Guti\u00e9rrez, Luis de Moura Castro and EugenyGratch.<\/p>\n<p>He has further training in choir conducting, attending courses with the Asturiana Choir Federation (FECORA) with teachers XabierSarasola, BasilioAst\u00falez, Julio Dom\u00ednguez and Albert Alcaraz, and in the Choir Confederation of the Basque Country (EAE) with teacher MaiteOca, Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00f3n Gil T\u00e1rrega, Juan Luis Mart\u00ednez, Vasco Negreiros, Martin Schmitt and Enrique Azurza. He has widened his vocal training with teachers NuriaOrbeaand Marta Ubieta.<\/p>\n<p>He has been part of the Conservatory Choir and the Choir Euskeria, and since 1997 he has been an active member of the Mixed Choir of the Choral Society of Bilbao. He has been a violin professor at the Conservatory of the Choral Society of Bilbao since 1999, a job that he combines with the role of director of the Euskeria Choir as well as deputy director of the Company since 2007.<br \/>\n<div class=\"dt-sc-hr-border\"><\/div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coraldebilbao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ormazabal1.jpg\" alt=\"Jose Luis Ormazabal\" width=\"250\" height=\"341\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Jose Luis Ormazabal<\/h3>\n<p>A Bilbao native, he has studied guitar and Singing in his local Conservatory.<\/p>\n<p>He was part of the Ancient Music Group of Bilbao from its creation to its dissolution.<br \/>\nHe was a member of the Pe\u00f1aflorida Chapel for ten years where he developed a busy concert schedule.<br \/>\nCurrently he is conductor of the Chamber Doinuzahar Choir in Durango.<br \/>\nHe has made various recordings as conductor and also as a solo singer.<br \/>\nHe combines performance with teaching by working in the field of Initiation and Musical Education for children. Since 1992, he has been the musical induction workshop coordinator for the Conservatory of the Choral Society of Bilbao and music teacher at the French College of Bilbao. That same year he began his work as Conservatory Choir Trainer-coach of the company. In February 1994 he was appointed conductor of the choir.<br \/>\nHe has received training in choir conducting from Peter Eidenbenz, Eric Erikson, Pierre Cao y Nicole Corti.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Directors Enrique Azurza Asume la direcci\u00f3n art\u00edstica de la Sociedad Coral de Bilbao en abril de 2016. Profesor de canto coral en el Centro Superior de M\u00fasica del Pa\u00eds Vasco \u2013 Musikene, Enrique Azurza es uno de los directores de coro m\u00e1s destacados y din\u00e1micos de su generaci\u00f3n. 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