In choral music, I found my tool for social change. Growing up in a Latin American country with a sociologist mother, I witnessed social injustice firsthand. I gained class consciousness and experienced crises personally. I'm talking about financial crises on a scale...

A Year As A Nomadic Composer: Teachings And Thoughts By Santiago Veros A Year As a Nomad:   April 4, 2023, marked the last day I spent in my birth country. I shared breakfast with my brother and mother, showed my boarding pass, and within minutes, I was on a plane to...

Do you want to know what happens when you unite the love of a dog, a friend like Anthony Silvestri and a determination to go around the world to pay homage to your dog? Stay to read this story. This is the fascinating story behind "I Will Dream With You", a passionate...

Tips for Beginning Composers Before being a full-time choral composer, I'm a fan of choral music. I want to constantly discover new things. So, I'm going to write down what I wish I had known when I started in this profession 10 years ago. After giving it some...

Featured Composer Santiago Veros What was your upbringing like and where did you grow up? Santiago: What a great question, Michael. We often answer automatically without thinking about the context. At the end of the day, it's the easy and quick answer: "On the...

Meet the Artists Behind Our Premiered Commission–Silvestri and Veros For over seven years I’ve been writing background posts for the Cherry Creek Chorale’s concert selections. It’s been a great experience all around, with the special privilege of learning about, and...