Vicente Bianchi

Vicente Bianchi Alarcón (January 27, 1920 – September 24, 2018) was a Chilean composer, pianist, conductor, and orchestra and choir director. He received the Premio Nacional de Artes Musicales de Chile in 2016. He is remembered for composing music to accompany the poems of Pablo Neruda, and for his liturgical music, including the Chilean Mass (composed in 1964) and the Te Deum (1970–2000).^[1][2][3][4]

Vicente Bianchi
Bianchi in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Vicente Bianchi Alarcón
Born	January 27, 1920 Ñuñoa, Chile
Origin	Chile
Died	September 24, 2018(2018-09-24) (aged 98) La Reina, Chile
Occupation(s)	Composer, pianist, conductor
Years active	1930–2018