Juan Guerra González

Composer - Pianist - Conductor

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for Strings Quartet
Winner of the First Price “Sonidos de la Diáspora” composition competition, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, El Salvador, 2022

Biography

Juan Guerra González was born in El Salvador, Central America in 1980.

 

Juan started his musical training with his mother when he was 4 years old. During high school, he became a member of the Marching Band where he played the trombone and then the Clarinet. 

 

Later he studied piano and composition with Dr. Joseph Karl Doetsch.

 

Juan became the pianist and assistant conductor of the National Choir of El Salvador, The Choir of University Dr. José Matías Delgado and conductor of the choir of EPRE-EJE and music director and conductor of the choir of CAIPSFA.

 

His music has been performed by multiple ensembles around the world. His style combines traditional harmonies with modern techniques.

 

He’s currently studying composition with Dr. Ivette Herryman Rodríguez.

 

 

Composer

Conductor

Pianist

Reviews

"Juan es un compositor talentosísimo, una persona jovial, confiable y con los sentimientos a flor de piel, todo esto reflejado en su música. Cada obra que he escuchado y que he tenido el privilegio de interpretar es maravillosa, requiere de mucho estudio y técnica, pero más que todo amor y dedicación y eso te hace disfrutarla aún más."
Paula Burgos
Conductor
Uno de los mayores exponentes del melodismo neo-romántico centroamericano; la música instrumental y coral de Guerra ha sido interpretada a lo largo de Latinoamérica y los Estados Unidos. El estilo lírico en su música es combinado con novedosas propuestas armónicas y un lenguaje de orquestación muy idiomático y escrito a la medida de cada instrumento del ensamble.
Dr. Luis Víquez
Conductor and Clarinetist
"Juan Carlos’s music is vibrant, passionate and colorful. I have had the privilege of playing several of his works and premiering a couple and they are truly delightful. If you have not experienced his music yet, you should!"
Dr. Rebeca Ordóñez Rodriguez
Pianist

Upcoming events

RHODE ISLAND - U.S.A. - 12.2024

"In the Bleak Midwinter" URI Symphony Orchestra under Dr. Luis Víquez.

SOUTH DAKOTA - USA - Nov. 2024 More info TBA

"Munamiktia"
Full Symphony Orchestra version
Dr. Luis Víquez, conductor

WORLD PREMIERE - EL SALVADOR 09/29/2024

"Ilusión en 4 cuerdas"
For the violin students of Sandra Rivera

CCK - ARGENTINA 09/24/2024

"Tres Canciones de Alfredo Espino" & "Munamiktia
Coro Azul | Vocal de Camara Platense | OEBA

Videos

Dreams (2022) World Premiere

University of Rhode Island Symphony Orchestra

Dr. Luis Víquez, conductor

Rhode Island, USA, Oct. 28th, 2013

Munamiktia (2020) World Premiere

Pan American Symphony Orchestra

Juan Guerra González, Guest Conductor

Washington D.C., March 25th, 2023

Nocturno (2021)

Rebeca Ordoñez Rodríguez, piano

Luis Víquez, Clarinet

Costa Rica, 2020

Healing – first movement (2020)

Rebeca Ordoñez Rodríguez, piano

Johan Chapellín, violin

Costa Rica, 2020

Nu Tal (Mi Tierra) – World Premiere

Performed by the National Symphony Orchestra of El Salvador

Irving Ramírez, conductor

Sentidos (2022)

for Piano Solo

Rebeca Ordóñez Rodríguez, piano

Costa Rica, 2023

Cantos de Encanto (Song Cycle)

Raul Sebastián Burgos, tenor

David Salinas, piano

Museo de Arte de El Salvador (MARTE)

Salmo 8 (World Premiere)

Virtual Ensemble

More info here

Paula Burgos, conductor

Y sin embargo, amor (2016) – World Premiere

Coro Universitario Cubujuquí” 

Escuela de Música de la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Costa Rica

Paula Burgos, conductor

Un rancho y un lucero – World Premiere

Poetry: Alfredo Espino

Conducted by: Gabriela Fernández

2023

Contact

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