Roberto Bienzobas Gárate (born in Bilbao on 8 October 1942[1]) is a Basque musician, conductor, composer and choir director.

Roberto Bienzobas Gárate
Roberto Bienzobas in 2009
Born (1942-10-08) 8 October 1942 (age 82)
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Musician, conductor, composer, choir director
OrganizationSociedad Coral de Bilbao

Life and career

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He was born in Bilbao on 8 October 1942.[1] Since he was young, he studied harmony, chamber music, and orchestra and choral conducting. He studied counterpoint, fugue and composition with Francisco Escudero.[2]

He has worked as a musician and director of orchestras and choirs. He has also worked as a musician, trainer and teacher of musicians and composers in different institutions. As a musician he is trained in transverse flute, flute and piano.

As choir director, he has directed different choirs, such as the Coro Euskería of the Sociedad Coral de Bilbao, Coral Gaztelumendi, Coro de Voces Blancas Antxieta and others.[3] He has been directing the Deustoarrak Choir created in 1957 for more than twenty years.[4][5][6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Roberto 08/ 10/ 1942 Bienzobas Garate (bienzobasgarate) - Profile". Pinterest. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  2. ^ "13 Festival Internacional de Ochotes de Portugalete | El Periódico Local de Portugalete". www.enportugalete.com. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. ^ adminFundacionCS (9 October 2017). "Música Tradicional a Capella". Fundación Caja Segovia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. ^ "El Coro Goruntz ofrece un concierto con Deustoarrak". El Diario Vasco (in European Spanish). 27 June 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. ^ Correo, El (12 June 2014). "Corales San Inazio y Deustoarrak". agenda.elcorreo.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. ^ Deia. "La música en euskera invadirá Deusto y San Ignacio todos los jueves de junio". www.deia.eus (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  7. ^ Correo, El (10 March 2017). "Deustoarrak Abesbatza y Jatorki Abots Zuriak". agenda.elcorreo.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Bilbao.eus, InfoBilbao, DEUSTO Y SAN IGNACIO SE LLENAN DE MÚSICA EN EUSKERA LOS JUEVES DE JUNIO". www.bilbao.eus. Retrieved 3 April 2022.