Sant Yago University Choir
Valencia, Spain
Pau de Luis Alba - conductor
Folk Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| La Sardana Da Les Monges | Enric Morera | Angel Guimera |
| Rondel | Eduardo Lopez Chavarri | |
| Boleras Sevillanas | Enrique Fabres | |
| Con El Vito | Manuel Massotti |
Sacred Section
| Title | Composer |
|---|---|
| Pueri Hebraeorum | Tomas Luis de Victoria |
| Jauchzet dem Herrn | Felix Mendelssohn |
| O Nata Lux | Morten Lauridsen |
The choir was founded by José R. Pérez Cebrián in Valencia University’s residence hall Santiago Apóstol in 1968, and he then conducted the group for twenty years. Since 2008, its permanent conductor is Pau de Luis Alba. The choir consists of students and graduates from different universities in Valencia.
It has won prizes in international events such as those in Cork, Ireland; Powell River, Canada; Torrevieja and Johannesburg, South Africa; besides other prizes in the national sphere (San Vicente de la Barquera and Sagunto). In August 2010, it was awarded with a silver diploma in the Gelnhausen International Choir Competition (Germany). It has taken part in choral festivals all over the five continents. It is also of note its role as organizer of the International Music Festival Millennium Pace.
Besides offering great symphonic-choral works, the choir pays special attention to the works of Valencia’s best contemporary composers, such as César Cano’s Te Deum. The choir has offered world premieres of these and has recorded a number of albums.
On its 30th anniversary, it was awarded Valencia’s City Hall Silver Medal. It is also holder of the Jaume I distinction of the Generalitat Valenciana and the Warsaw University Medal.
