Alberto de la Paz

Conductor and tenor Alberto de la Paz has built a multifaceted career as a performer and conductor across a wide range of musical genres. He currently serves as Director of the Cabaret Singers and is pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he also earned his Master of Music in Choral Conducting.

Previously, Alberto served as Director of the tenor-bass choir Juncta Juvant and as Assistant Conductor for the Young Professionals Choral Collective. For four seasons, he was Artistic Co-Director and tenor with Cantus, the acclaimed professional vocal ensemble based in Minnesota. During his tenure with the group, he performed in prominent venues including The Kennedy Center, The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, The Barns at Wolf Trap, the Boston Celebrity Series, and the Tanglewood Music Festival. He collaborated with distinguished artists such as pianist Emanuel Ax, Lorelei Ensemble, and The Bach Society of Minnesota, and appeared in broadcasts and features on SiriusXM Radio, Minnesota Public Radio, and American Public Media. He recorded and released four albums with Cantus.

Alberto’s dedication to the creation of new music is reflected in commissions and premieres by composers including Melissa Dunphy, Mari Esabel Valverde, Yosvany Estepe, and Mariana Sadovska. A native of Guadalajara, Mexico, he is deeply committed to the performance and promotion of Latin American music. This passion was most recently showcased in a concert collaboration between Cantus and two-time Grammy Award winner and Cuban jazz pianist Nachito Herrera, featuring a vibrant program of art songs, choral works, and solo piano pieces from Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, and Argentina.

He holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Illinois.