Profile of Maestro Javier Busto

     Born in Hondarribia(gipuzkoa), Spain in 1949. Graduated in Medicine from the Valladorid University. Autodidactic musical education. He studies choir conducting with Maestro Erwin List. Conductor of Ederki Choir in Valladolid(1971-1976). Third prize in Tolosa(1975).

     Founder-Conductor of Eskifaia Choir in Hondarribia(1978-1994), winning first prizes in Ejea de los Caballeros, Tolosa, Avilés, tours(France), Gorizia(Italy), Spittal an der drau(Austria), Mainhausen and Marktoberdorf(Germany). Prizes of composition in Bilbao, Tolosa and Igualada. His scores are being bublished in Sweden(Gehrmans Musikforlag), USA(walton, Alliance Music P and Santa Barbara) and Germany(Ferrimontana).

     He carries out choral conducting work in Gipuzkoa, Vitoria, Ponteareas(Galicia), Medina del Camo(Valladolid), Madrid, Murcia, Munster-Alsacia(France), Pamplona, Segovia y Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. He takes part in juries in composition and interpretation competitions for choirs, in Tolosa, Ejea de los Caballeros(Saragossa), Saint-Léger-Sous-Beuvray(France), Arezzo(Italy), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Takarazuka(Japan).

     Founder of Kanta Cantemus Koroa(1995), in Gipuzkoa. Invited by The International Federation for Choral Music to the "IV World Symposium on Choral Music - 1996", in Sydney(Australia). At the 26th, FLORILEGE VOCAL IN TOURS - 1997(France) he won with Kanta Cantemus Korea FIRST PRIZE in the category of "equal voices", SECOND PRIZE in "free programme" and PRIZE OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE for "the best performance of a French choral piece". Accepting a request from Kobe Chuo Chorus, he composed "Missa pro defunctis" in 1997.