Selena Cancino Escobar, born in Havana, is a choir conductor, pianist and music educator. She studied at the National School of Arts and the Higher Institute of Art in Havana, where she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music, specialising in Choral Conducting, earning the Gold Diploma. She subsequently obtained an Advanced Degree in Piano Performance with the highest honours at the Óscar Esplá Conservatory in Alicante.

She also holds a Master’s Degree in Artistic Education, specialising in Music Performance and Research, from the Óscar Esplá Higher Conservatory of Music in Alicante. Her career encompasses choral conducting, piano performance and music education. In Cuba, she served as assistant director and pianist of the Children’s Stage Choir of the Gran Teatro de La Habana and as a Choral Conducting teacher at the National School of Arts. She was also a member of Schola Cantorum Coralina, with which she took part in international festivals and competitions.

She is the founding conductor of Coro Sinfonía and Musical Director of the Municipal Choral School of Torrevieja. Under her direction, the choir has received numerous awards, including first prizes in Totana, Candás and Binissalem, as well as the Schumann Prize at the Cork International Choral Festival. She has also enjoyed an extensive career as a répétiteur in opera and zarzuela productions and as a pianist in chamber music projects. As part of the International Habaneras and Polyphony Competition of Torrevieja, she has conducted Coro Sinfonía in performances alongside artists such as Pasión Vega, Ruth Lorenzo, Soledad Giménez, José Manuel Zapata and Ainhoa Arteta.

In the field of music education, she teaches at the Massotti Littel Higher Conservatory of Music in Murcia and conducts Coro Puerto de Alicante. She combines these responsibilities with her artistic career and participation as a jury member in choral competitions.