Ariel Quintana, Assistant Conductor

Official Position: Assistant Conductor of the Los Angeles Master Chorale

Hometown: Libertador San Martin, Entre Rios, Argentina

Education: BM, Universidad Adventista del Plata; MM in Piano Performance, National Conservatory of Music, Buenos Aires; recently completed a DMA in Choral Conducting at University of Southern California; studied conducting with Dr. William Dehning and Dr. David Wilson and composition with Morten Lauridsen

Compositions include: Hodie Christus Natus Est, premiered by the LA Master Chorale in December 2001; La Farolera, performed regularly as part of the World Music show presented by the LA Master Chorale Chamber Singers in Los Angeles-area school assemblies; other compositions can be found at www.arielquintana.com

Other positions: Director of the Cathedral Choir at Hollywood Presbyterian Church; works as a composer, arranger, singer, clinician, teacher and pianist