Santiago Veros

Born in Caseros, in the Buenos Aires conurbano, Santiago grows up in a working, intellectually active home. His father is a musician and music therapist, and his mother a sociologist. Surrounded by rhythm, listening, and social awareness, he begins exploring instruments at age four, long before any formal training.

He begins lessons with Valeria Pelka while simultaneously exploring the voice to address his own speech challenges. This dual path gradually forges a musician who understands the vocal apparatus from lived experience, not theory alone. The foundation of his future identity emerges here: writing that respects the living instrument and makes growth feel achievable.

Santiago studies Composition at the National University of La Plata. During these years he recognizes his talent for combining voice and music into a single expressive system. In December 2009 he writes Almas de Barro, a work that later becomes his first bestseller and a defining example of direct emotional storytelling.

After graduating, he enters a demanding five-year stretch focused on building a viable international path from a local context where living from composition seemed unrealistic. Early premieres in places such as the Philippines and Chile, the disciplined use of social media, and relentless outreach become part of a single goal: earning a place for his voice beyond borders.

The World Symposium on Choral Music in Barcelona becomes the turning point. With limited resources and without fluent English, Santiago attends with a loan from his mother, who sets a clear condition: schedule 100 meetings with directors and publishers. He exceeds the target, completing 115 meetings in ten days, supported by colleagues such as Jake Runestad. The result is immediate momentum. Soon after, Cantala (USA), led by Phillip Swan, records O Magnum Mysterium, and his name begins to circulate globally as a composer of vocal intelligence and emotional impact.

Visibility expands quickly. In 2018 he becomes the first Latin American composer to premiere a work at Europa Cantat in Tallinn, and his music gains presence in major professional and academic spaces. In 2019 he travels to Europe leading concerts and workshops. By 2020 he appears in person in Rochester, NY for ACDA, presenting Human, a bold artistic denunciation that confirms his commitment to emotionally responsible storytelling.

The pandemic years bring creation under extreme conditions. In December 2020 Santiago suffers an internal hemorrhage that leads to intensive care. Recovery reshapes his sense of purpose. Between December 2020 and February 2021 he writes Galaxias, a spiritual statement about unique human light, long-distance connection, and the urgency of living fully.

Early in the year, Santiago releases Lake of Stars in collaboration with Elektra Women’s Choir and musicians from the Vancouver Simphony Orchestra. He then begins an extended touring period across Europe and the United States centered on premieres of I Will Dream With You, a collaboration with Anthony Silvestri about loss, remembrance, and human support.

After returning to Buenos Aires and sensing the need for renewal, Santiago closes his apartment, stores his belongings, and adopts a nomadic rhythm focused on visiting choirs, leading workshops, and composing on the move. He completes major projects such as Glaciares and expands his long-form vision. He announces a collaboration with the National Choir of Argentina for Amigos Míos and closes the period with the launch of Odes of Love. By this stage, he has collaborated with 57 U.S. university programs and his music is present on every continent.