Javier Busto Sagrado (born 1949 in Hondarribia,

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Career

Originally trained as a

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, Busto taught himself music, but was initiated to choir direction by Erwin List. In

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, he founded Kanta Cantemus Korua, a choir composed of women in their middle to late teens. In

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he founded the Eskifaia Choir in Hondarribia. Busto has presented his compositions at the Fourth World Symposium on Choral Music in

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in 1996, and was guest conductor of the ''Tokyo Cantat'' in 2000. His choirs have won first place awards in France, Italy, Austria, and Germany. Busto has served on the jury of composition and choral competitions in Spain, France, Italy and

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Works

Busto's compositions are published in

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, Germany, Spain and the United States.

SATB

*''Ametsetan'' *'' Agnus Dei'' *'' Ave Maria'' *'' Ave maris stella'' *'' Ave verum corpus'' *'' Laudate pueri'' *'' O sacrum convivium'' *'' O magnum mysterium'' *'' Pater Noster'' *'' The Lord Is My Shepherd'' *''Zutaz'' (divisi,

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) *''Missa pro defunctis'' (divisi, clarinete, soprano and bariton solos

)

SSAA

*'' Magnificat'' *''Popule Meus'' *'' Laudate Dominum'' *'' Salve Regina'' *''Bustapi'' *''Ave Maria Gratia Plena'' *''Hodie Christus Natus Est''

TTBB

*''Cuatro cantos penitenciales''

References

External links

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