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PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: Katia Cabrera Cuesta Telephone: +34 692223609 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it STUDIES Chorus Director, Singer, Music Teacher 1983- 1989 Vocational School of Arts "Paulita Concepción" Havana- Cuba 1989-1993 National School of Arts, Havana. Cuba. Teachers: Alina Orraca Llama and Viktor Babensko (Russian) MERITS1991: Award to the best Cuban music interpretation in the Contest of Choral Direction at the National School of Arts. 1992: Award in the National Contest of Choral Direction “Hermanos Saíz” 1996: Second award in the Children Coral Contest, “Voces del Mañana“ with Children Chorus Serafin
1993-1998: Member of the Chorus “Schola Cantorum Coralina“. Havana- Cuba (Head of cords and deputy president of UNESCO club). 1993- Participant at the Second International Chorus Festival in Santiago de Cuba 1994- Recording of the soundtrack of Cuban film "Derecho de Asilo", from Cuban Director Octavio Cortázar. 1994- Tour by Venezuela as a participant of the 5th International Festival "Vinicio Adames" and the 4th Afro-Caribbean Music Festival. 1995- 3rd International Chorus Festival in Santiago de Cuba 1996- Premier of Psalm 150 from Antón Bruckner with the National Symphonic Orchestra, directed by Jean Penin 1997- Inauguration and closure of the 26th International Festival of Youth and Students. 1998 January 25, Performance with Havana Grand Chorus Archdiocese and the National Symphonic Orchestra for the Mass presided by His Sanctity Joan Paul II at the Revolution Square in Havana, directed by Alina Orraca. In the afternoon of the same day, I was a participant of the Chorus Schola Cantorum Coralina, in the interpretation of the chants for the celebration of Liturgy of Words, presided by His Sanctity in the Cathedral of Havana.
Chants at the Pope’s Mass. CD, La isla de la Música Vol. 9 Schola Cantorum Coralina.
CHORUS DIRECTOR 1993-2002 Director of Children Chorus "Serafín", participating in various galas and concerts for UNICEF and UNESCO. 1994- Participant at the film "Maité" (Cuba-Spain production) 1995- 1997 Exponent at the International Meeting “Pedagogía". During this period, the chorus participated in programs for children, concerts, national tours among other activities.
Music Teacher: 1995-1997 Teaching reading and score classes, also chorus readings in the Coral Cathedra of the National School of Arts 1997-2000 Teaching coral lessons at Elementary Music School Paulita Concepción
Keyboard and singer: 1997-2001 Member of women’s’ band "Canela" Participation in concerts in Cuba and the Caribbean (Dominica, Grenada, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis...etc.) Participation in concerts in Europe: England, Belgium, Germany, Finland, Norway, The Netherlands, France, Spain, Turkey, Sweden, Denmark, Italy and Greece. Participation in some important festivals: Pori Jazz Festival , Imatra Jazz Festival (Finland 1998), Molde Jazz Festival (Norway (1998), Lecce Jazz (Italy 1998), Feria de Verano (Greece 2000), Festival Latino Viva Vida (Italy 2001), Festival de Música Creole (Dominica 2001), Spice Jazz Festival (Grenada 2002) among others...
Discography: Canela de Cuba and Pegando 2002 (Fuencane Production) 2000- Participation at the film "Cuban Fire" produced by Brain Ramsay. Havana Cuba.
2005- 2006. Workshops at Music Schools and Primary Schools in Frankfurt and Esslingen.
2006. Concert for Christmas at the Church Allerheiligen, with children Chorus "Serafín 2" (concert at the party for solidarity with India).
2006- Participation at the Adults chorus of the Spanish Catholic Community in the Mass for solidarity with India.
2006: Director christmas concert at Allerheiligen Church, Frankfurt, Germany (children chorus "Serafin 2").
2010 - Participation of the children chorus "Querubines" at the literature awards of the neighborhood association of El Vedat at the academy of music of Torrent. |