About Nelly Vuksic
Nelly Vuksic is an Argentinian conductor and singer. She has worked with a variety of groups in several styles, and has released albums with Americas Vocal Ensemble. Outside of performing and conducting, she has also taught music at several establishments such as the Bloomingdale School of Music, Friends Seminary and Columbia University. She graduated with her PhD in conducting in 1978, having been awarded the University's Music Concerto Award in both 1976 and 1977. She became conductor of the group Los Coro de Tolimo, and won the Concurso Polifomico Internacional Award in 1980 with the group Coro Ibague. As a result, she founded a vocal group which later became Americas Vocal Ensemble.
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