Cantoria Alberto Grau

Cantoria Alberto Grau was founed in 1976 and is based in Caracas Venezuela. They have released seven CDs which include  Latinoamericana XX, Antología Veinte Años, and Canto Gregoriano

Maria Guinand received her bachelors and masters degrees in music from the University of Bristol, England in 1976 and 1982, respectively. Guinand then earned a Choral Conductor Diploma from the Youth Orchestra Academy in Caracas in 1980.

Her leadership positions have included being the dean of the Jose Angel Lamas Music School and of the University Simón Bolívar in Caracas where she a professor of music. In Venezuela, she conducts the Cantoría Alberto Grau, the Orfeón Universitario Simón Bolívar, and the Schola Cantorum de Venezuela. Guinand served as the conductor of the Festivalensemble Choir for The European Music Festival from 2001 to 2004. She has served on the Executive Committee of the International Music Council of UNESCO, and as Vice President for Latin America in the International Federation for Choral Music. She was the principal organizer of the Americas Cantat III held in Caracas in 2000.

Guinand is widely known from her association with the La Pasión Segun San Marcos [St. Mark Passion] composed by Osvaldo Golijov. The piece was commissioned by Helmuth Rilling to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the death of J. S. Bach. It was premiered at the 2000 European Music Festival with the Schola Cantorum de Caracas (now of Venezuela) and the Orquesta La Pasión.

She was nominated to the 2001 Grammy Award in the Best Choral Performance Category and to the 2002 Latin Grammy Award in the Best Classical Album Category.

Performances: Concert Session 5

Gold Track Performance: Saturday, March 7, 1:30pm-2:00pm

Scarlet Track Performance: Saturday, March 7, 11:00am-11:30am

Concert Ticket Information:

Convention Registrants: admission with convention badge

Single Tickets available for purchase with this form (PDF)

Concert Program Literature:
Alleluia
Ernani Aguiar, (b. 1950)
manuscript, arch. Fundacion Schola Cantorum de Venezuela

Laus Trium Puerorum
Fosco Corti (1935-1986)
Editions A Coeur Joie #ACJ953

SǾk Herren
Knut Nystedt (b. 1915)
Norsk Musikforlag, N.M.O. 8694

Caracolitos Chicos
Alberto Grau (b. 1937)
Ed. GGM/Earthsongs S511

Caramba
Music: Otilio Galíndez (b. 1935)
Choral Version: Alberto Grau (b. 1937)
Kjos 8807

El Garrote Encabuya'o
Venezuelan popular song Arr. Albert Hernàndez (b. 1956)
manuscript, arch. FSCV

Nuestras Navidades
Jesùs Ochoa (b.1965)
manuscript, arch FSCV