Christian Castro (Bass, Choral Conductor)

Born: Chile

The Chilean bass and choral conductor, Christian Castro, Graduate in Education and Professor of Musical Education at the Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, mention of choral direction. In 2015 he began his studies at the Instituto de Música de la Pontificia Universidad Católica in the class of maestro Alejandro Reyes obtaining his Bachelor of Music degree in Choral Conducting.

Christian Castro has directed several children's choral groups and is currently in charge of the Orquesta de niños de Bajos de Mena OBAM. In March 2016, he formed his first university choral project, Amancay Ensamble Vocal, made up of professionals from various areas with the purpose of giving amateur level people a space to put together music with a high level of complexity. In 2019 he joined the Coro de Cámara de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile as a vocal instructor of the bass string, a group directed by maestro Mauricio Cortés. He is a member of the vocal ensemble of Bach Santiago (2020-2024).

Sources:
Asociación Latinoamericana de Canto Coral Chile (ALACC Chile) Website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (March 2023)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (March 2023)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Mika Eichenholz

Bass

Member of Bach Santiago:
[BS-46] (2024, Video): BWV 5, BWV 225, BWV 76

Felipe Ramos Taky

Bass

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-18] (2021, Video): BWV 16, BWV 14, BWV 147

Ola Rudner

Bass

Member of Bach Santiago:
[BS-31] (2023, Video): BWV 110, BWV 129, BWV 130

Links to other Sites

Christian Casrtro (ALACC Chile) [Spanish]