CEBALLOS, Aura Marina Del Rosario

Aura Marina del Rosario Ceballos is a Dominican composer and music educator born in La Romana. Her catalogue includes orchestral, chamber, vocal and piano music, together with sacred, art and popular songs. Her principal orchestral work is the symphonic poem En un bohío, inspired by a short story by Dominican writer Juan Bosch; it was premiered in 1972 and subsequently performed by the Dominican National Symphony Orchestra. Her songs include Amor infinito, the patriotic Patria adorada and Canto a Don Juan. She was also a founding member of the Dominican National Choir and served as deputy director of the National Conservatory of Music.