The last message from an Argentinian musician before dying of Covid in India

“Now yes on the warpath“he started in his publication.”It was not easy, the loneliness, the uncertainties, the pains and the daily struggle to breathe“He continued.

“And here I am, one more, like so many times in my life, fighting in chaos “, expressed and thanked the support and affection of those who accompanied him.

“I have always believed that we are because they have loved us freely since our birth, and it is precisely this love that has built and prepared us to face the little Easter of our lives.“he commented hopefully.

“I can only thank and recognize that my heart is full of gratitude for fighting this battle and the one to come, because even though it hurts, And though a gust of wind blows in my lungs I’m here on the warpath, yeah, weak, but not afraid to fight“, published in the last paragraph of his letter.

From Argentinian Association of Actors They sent a farewell message to the musician: “It is with great sadness that we bid farewell to actor, composer and conductor and conductor Santiago Lusardi, who died in India. He has developed an important international career, promoting the exchange and union of cultures and religions through music and theater ”.

As reported on their social networks, Santiago Lusardi had studied theology and philosophy at Universidad Católica Argentina and Universidad del Salvador and had perfected himself in Eastern philosophies, yoga and meditation.

I had also studied Orchestral direction at the Argentine Catholic University and with his brother Davis lusardi created the group The other side, exhibiting liturgical and pastoral music with several recorded albums.

As an actor he was a member of the Banuev community and participated in musicals “Acts of the apostles“,”Kolbe, only love creates“Y”Jesus of Nazareth, the passion“of Carlos Abregú and Ángel Mahler.

Santiago Lusardi created the musical “The prodigal son“, a rock opera based on the New Testament; he was the musical arranger of”So i love you“by Juaco Stringa and vocal director of”red Mill“with a choreography by Lucrecia Badía.

After developing his artistic activity in Argentina, he moved to Bolivia, where he conducted the orchestra of San José de Chiquitos and later, Spain, where he studied choir conducting and a doctorate in music at the Superior Conservatory of Music in Seville.

There he integrated the University of Seville Choir and he created his own group: the Seville Chamber Choir. From there he carried out international collaborative projects, traveling the world with his art.

His work is recognized around the world, working in more than 20 countries of South America, Europe, Africa Yes Asia over the past two decades.

Santiago Lusardi has released more than 30 albums as a performer and musical director of choirs, symphony, operas and concerts. He has given more than 400 shows around the world and participated in major festivals.

In India, where he worked, he was considered a benchmark for the dissemination of Western music and the union of cultures. He was director of the Goa University Choir, chaired the chair of western music in this university unit, and received a doctorate in Buddhist aesthetics and philosophy.