# Prominent musician and professor Roberto Chorens Dotres passes away

**Date:** 07/28/2020

The Cuban Institute of Music reported that in the early morning hours of this Tuesday, July 28, musician and professor Roberto Chorens Dotres passed away in Havana as a result of cardiac arrest.

Born on September 6, 1947, Chorens was Director of the dance school at the ENA, of the National Center for the Advancement of Artistic Education (CNSEA), subdirector and director of the National School of Music, National Music Advisor of the Department of Artistic Education of the Ministry of Culture, Dean of the School of Music at ISA and Director of the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory.

Parallel to these administrative responsibilities, he also worked as a professor, lecturer and concert organist, specializing in early music repertoires, an activity that allowed him to perform on numerous national and international stages.

As part of his professional training, he graduated with a degree in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Havana, a degree in Musicology from the Superior Institute of Art and achieved a Master's degree in Art.

His educational work also encompassed the writing of screenplays and the hosting of radio and television programs, among which the program ¡Bravo!, from Cuban television stands out, dedicated to the promotion of Concert Music.

Founder of the Movement of Children's and Youth Symphonic Orchestras in Cuba and director of the National Center for Concert Music and the National Philharmonic; he convened the first chairs of the National Symphonic Orchestra to integrate and elevate the quality of the teaching faculty of the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory.

He was part of the University for All program, in which he taught courses on "Music Appreciation and History," "Cuban Music and Musicians," and "Cuba: Songs and Emotions."

In recognition of his extensive and fruitful work, he was worthy of distinctions for Cuban Education and National Culture, the Alejo Carpentier Medal, the Diploma for Pedagogical Merit and the National Prize for Artistic Education.

The Cuban Institute of Music and the Ministry of Culture express their deepest condolences to the family and friends of the distinguished Cuban musician, promoter and music educator.