Born in Argentina in 1989, tenor Emilio Aguilar is the son of a tango singer. At the age of 9, he began his piano studies and at 15 he started vocal training, both at the Gilardo Gilardi Conservatory in his hometown of La Plata. After high school, Emilio studied choral conducting at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
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In 2010, he moved to the Netherlands and began his vocal studies at the classical music department of the Amsterdam Conservatory of Music with Valerie Guillorit, and in June 2015 he obtained his bachelor's degree. Today, he is coached by Margreet Honig and Carlos Aransay. Emilio started studying choral conducting with Jos Vermunt at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in September 2016. He is currently completing his final year of teacher training in the Feldenkrais Method in Germany with Mia Segal and Leora Gaster
Emilio sings with several choirs in the Netherlands, and often works as a soloist in oratorio and early music concerts: Musica Temprana (Adrian van der Spoel), Ensemble Elyma (Gabriel Garrido), Hemony (Simon Groot), Le Nuove Musiche (Krijn Koetsveld).
After three years of studying the Feldenkrais method with teachers Mia Segal and Leora Gaster in Bad Tölz, Germany, Emilio became a practitioner of mind and body studies in June 2017. In December 2016, Emilio began studying Body & Mind at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, together with Irthe Aya Engelhard. He regularly gives workshops on singing and the Feldekrais Method aimed at choirs and other musical associations, including the Dutch Association of Singing Educators.
Emilio has sung on several occasions with projects of the Netherlands Chamber Choir and has been a core member since July 2023.
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