Asociación EUPHONIA

Diego Franco is a pianist and professor at the École Normale de Musique de Paris. He has a master’s degree in Musicology and Mediation from the Université Paris 8 Saint-Denis and a master’s degree in Music from Universidad El Bosque in Bogotá. He has had a performing career as a soloist in Colombia and in France, where he received several awards and recognitions. He is currently a professor and accompanying pianist at the Conservatory of Music, Dance and Dramatic Art in Villepinte and a piano professor for ENGIE’s Enterprise Committee in La Défense.

Diego possesses a passion for teaching and creative pedagogy. His hope is to find ways to share the treasures of music with the public and to promote social changes that expand access to art and musical practice for new generations.

Aura Marina has a master’s degree in Music with an emphasis on Music Education Research from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ), Bogotá. She has been working as a professor since 2008. She has a long experience in Music Education, both with children, young people and adults in different institutions such as Batuta, Universidad Central, the Children and Youth Program and the Pre-University Program in Music at PUJ.

Andrea is a social worker and musician. Her work focuses on peace building through popular education projects in Colombia. Currently she is a PhD candidate at the UNESCO Chair of Philosophy for Peace / Institute for Social Development (Universitat Jaume I, Castellon, Spain). Her doctoral research explores the paths that music education offers to victims of the Colombian armed conflict to reconstruct both personal life and social relations.