Pedro Antonio Silva

This Venezuelan composer and choral conductor studied in Caracas under professors Francisco Rodrigo, Tiero Pezzuti and Alberto Grau, among others. He graduated in choral conducting from the Conservatory of Music Simón Bolívar and was a member of the Schola Cantorum de Venezuela. He conducts the Orfeón Universitario Simón Bolívar and several other choirs, and on various occasions he has also conducted some of the youth orchestras from El Sistema. At present he teaches at the José Angel Lamas and Juan Manuel Olivares music schools. His musical style is based on traditional harmonies that accompany inspired melodies, which in many occasions derive from popular sources.