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The Conductor
Prof. SILVIA LEONOR FRANCESE

National Professor of Music
National Conservatory of Music “Carlos Lopez Buchardo”.

Superior Professor of Choral Conducting
Provincial conservatory of Music of Morón “Alberto Ginastera”.
Educational Career

Conservatory of Music of Morón "Alberto Ginastera"
Head of Department of Choral Conducting - Practice of vocal and instrumental group and Choral Practice.
General coordinator of the Chamber Choir, Youthful Choir and Choir of Children of this institution.
Choral Career

She conducts the Coral San Justo since 1981 up to now. The choir gave presentations in Bs. As city, Great Buenos Aires, Argentinian provinces, and abroad.

NATIONAL TOURS

The tours crossed almost all the country, visiting the provinces of Salta, Jujuy, Entre Ríos, Chaco, Corrientes,
Neuquén, Mendoza San Juan, Córdoba and Buenos Aires.

INTERNATIONAL TOURS

: : Brazil 1991 - 1993-1997- Conception of Uruguay 1996.
: : United States of America Tour - 1998.
: : Europe 1978-1981-1986-1997-2000-2004-2007.

She created and conducted :

: : Coral San Justo - since 1981 and continues.
: : Coral Joint "Alberto Ginastera".
: : Choir of the School of Notary publics of Buenos Aires province.
: : Choir of Santo Domingo School of Ramos Mejía.
: : Choir of Santo Tomás de Aquino School of Ramos Mejía.
: : Youthful choir of French Institute of Ramos Mejía.
: : Feminine chorale of San Justo - assistant conductor.

NATIONAL PRIZES
: : She has participated in eleven national contests, organized by La Nación Newspaper, where she obtained ten first prizes and a second prize.

: : Winner of the maximum award in Wales and the main competition of Choirs of Eistefood of youth, traditional Patagonic contest.

INTERNATIONAL PRIZES

2011 - "7th International Johannes Brahms Choir Competition" Wernigerode, Germany
Coral San Justo won TWO GOLDEN DILOMAS obtaining the HIGHEST SCORE IN BOTH CATHEGORIES for Sacred Music and Female Choir.
Moreover, the choir was given the PRIZE for the BEST JOHANNES BRAHMS PIECE INTERPRETATION. This is a very important distinction, considering that the composer was the focal point of the entire contest.

2007 - 24th International Choirs Contest "Franz Schubert” Vienna, Austria
In this competition the choir obtained GOLDEN MEDAL in SACRED MUSIC CATEGORY obtaining the highest score in the Contest among the choirs of different countries: Russia, China, Poland, Austria, Italy, Greek and Rumania. GOLDEN MEDAL in FEMININE CHOIR CATEGORY obtaining the highest score in this category. The choir shared this prize with a Russian choir, over the choirs from Estonia, Germany, Austria and Lithuania.

2004 - 6th International Contest of Choirs “Isola del Sole”Grado, Italy.
Coral San Justo participated representing the Argentine Republic in the contest organized by Interkultur Foundation di Música Mundi. The choir obtained the FIRST PRIZE in FEMININE CHOIR CATEGORY, FIRST PRIZE in SACRED MUSIC, DIPLOMA EXCELLENT FOLK-SONG, and the GREATER PRIZE GRAND PRIX for obtaining the highest score among 29 choirs of 15 countries of the world: Germany, Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Great Britain, Hungary, Indonesia, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovenia.

2000 - International Contest, Athens, Greece
Gold medal in Category of Equal Voices.
Silver medal in Category of Chamber Choir.
Participations as Jury
: : Buenosairean Youthful Matches - Municipal Stage - President of the jury.
: : Buenosairean Youthful Matches - Regional stage - President.
: : Buenosairean Youthful Matches - PROVINCIAL STAGE - President.
: : Conservatory "Manuel de Falla" of Bs. As. City, in the designation of Gold medal, which she granted.
: : Pre-Cosquín Festival - President.
Special Mentions
: : She was distinguished by National congressman Luis F. Cigogna , in the Hall of the Lost Steps of the Honorable Congress of the Nation with a Recognition to its brilliant trajectory..

: : She was also recognized by the Confederation of Patriotic Organizations, President Juan Carlos Paez Garramuño, and the Society of Mutual Aids of Ramos Mejía, president Norberto Fracisti. Like thus also by TV channel 13 for her National diffusion as “Argentine Pride”.

: : The Honorable Deliberative Town Council of La Matanza, together with mayor Dr Alberto Ballestrini paid Tribute and Recognition to the choir for its participation in the 6th International Choirs Contest Isola del Sole. (Italy, October 2004)

: : For her outstanding participation in Culture, the Honorable House of Representatives of the Province of Buenos Aires granted her with the First prize of “Evita Prizes“.

: : The Christian National Movement granted her with the prize “National Union”, in CULTURE discipline, for the excellent work that she develops and the diffusion she does of Argentine musical culture, with the effort and study of a numerous group of young people.
2011 - Coral San Justo
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