Josu Elberdin Badiola

Josu Elberdin Badiola (born 1976, Pasaia, Gipuzkoa, Spain) began his musical studies at the Pasaia Conservatory, Pasaia Musikal, where he earned a degree as a piano and voice teacher. He also holds a degree in Social Education from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU).

Since 2000, Elberdin has been a music teacher at the Pasaia Musical School and has served as an organist at Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Trintxerpe Church (Pasaia) since 1991. He is often invited as a clinician for children’s and adult choir conducting workshops in Spain and internationally, including Indonesia, Lithuania, France, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Colombia, and the United States.

He also works as an adjudicator at both national and international choral and composition competitions. He is the Technical Director of the Ourencanto Choral Festival and a member of the Technical Committee for the Tolosa International Choral Competition.

Elberdin has composed required pieces for international choral competitions such as the Tolosa International Choral Competition, Taipei International Choral Festival, Europa Cantat Junior, World Choral Symposium (Argentina 2011 and Barcelona 2017), Quincena Musical de San Sebastián International Festival, Musikaste, among others.

Elberdin is internationally recognized for his compositions. He has received several awards for his work, and his compositions have been commissioned by renowned choirs worldwide. Much of his music is dedicated to children's choirs and is often performed as musical stories or tales, some with symphonic scope. Although mainly a choral composer, Elberdin has also written numerous symphonic and instrumental pieces, as well as pop-rock songs.

Some of Elberdin’s scores are published by Walton Music, Helbling and CM Musical Editions. His main catalogue can be found at www.elberdin.com

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