Martín Aurra (Tenor, Choral Conductor)

Born: Santiago, Chile

The Chilean tenor and choral conductor, Martín Aurra Bastías, obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree, with mention in Musical Performance in Singing and a specialization in Choral Direction from the Facultad de Artes de la Universidad de Chile (2011-2018). He has participated in master-classes with the teachers Ethan Sperry (2018), Magen Solomon (2019) and Virginia Bono (2020), and with the Dutch chamber choral group Nederlands Kamerkoor (2017).

Martín Aurra Bastías e currently directs Ignis Camerata Vocal (since 2017), an independent professional choral group; He works as deputy director of the Coro de Cámara UC, a vocal group of which he was head of the tenor section since 2016, and is sporadically invited as assistant conductor and singer in the Coro de Cámara del Teatro del Lago (since 2018) and as director in the Coro de Estudiantes de Canto de la Universidad de Chile (since 2018). Finally, he actively collaborates in the main choral seasons as a director, performer and composer of traditional and contemporary vocal music.

Sources:
Asociación Latinoamericana de Canto Coral Chile Website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (September 2021)
Martín Aurra Bastías profile on Facebook
Photo 02: Víctor Andrés Muñoz Ulloa; Photo 03: Áurea Argomedo,
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (September 2021)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

David Núñez

Tenor

Member of Bach Santiago:
[BS-26] (2022, Video): BWV 116, BWV 124, BWV 60, BWV 136

Alejandro Reyes

Tenor

Member of Bach Santiago:
[BS-24] (2022, Video): BWV 105, BWV 89, BWV 10

Felipe Ramos Taky

Tenor

Member of Bach Santiago:
[BS-14] (2020, Video): BWV 161, BWV 184, BWV 173
[BS-15] (2020, Video): BWV 33, BWV 2, BWV 108
[BS-16] (2020, Video): BWV 36, BWV 154, BWV 37
[BS-17] (2021, Video): BWV 104, BWV 28
[BS-18] (2021, Video): BWV 16, BWV 14, BWV 147
[BS-19] (2021, Video): BWV 90, BWV 162, BWV 230
[BS-21] (2021, Video): BWV 59, BWV 21
[BS-25] (2021, Video): BWV 29, BWV 137, BWV 171

Links to other Sites

Martín Aurra (Asociación Latinoamericana de Canto Coral Chile) [Spanish]
Martín Aurra Bastías on Facebook