BIOGRAPHY

Juan José Navarro holds a Superior degree in Clarinet from the Conservatory of Music of Valencia, in Orchestra Conducting from the Conservatory of Music of Murcia and in Conducting and Choral Pedagogy from the International University of La Rioja.

He has led a number of courses for the conducting of wind band and orchestra with teachers such as José Miguel Rodilla, Salvador Más, Manuel Hernández Silva, Enrique Garcia Asensio, Jerzy Salwarowski, Paollo Belomia and Cesar Álvarez. He was nominated by the Conservatorio Superior to perform the duties of assistant director for the Orquesta de Jóvenes de la Region de Murcia.

Juan José Navarro has conducted concerts in Spain, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Illinois, Michigan, Egypt, France, Bulgaria, North Caroline, Pennsylvania, Poland, Luisiana, Maryland, Germany, South Korea, Missouri, Romania and Holland, with such ensembles as the Camerata Strumentale Siciliana (Italy), Orquesta del Conservatorio Superior de Música de Murcia, Karola Namyeslowsky/Zamosc Symphony Orchestra (Poland), Szolnok Symphony Orchestra (Hungary), Cloud Youth Orchestra (Australia), Fuori Comune Ensemble (Italy), Cairo Symphony Orchestra (Egypt), Málaga Camerata, California State U. Wind Symphony (California), Oechestra Accademia Naonnis&Donatello (Italia), Liberty Symphony Orchestra (Missouri), Jeju Prime Philarmonic Orchestra (South Korea), Cms Vienna Sinfonieta,  Sinfónica Municipal de Albacete, Elblagska Kameralna Orchestra (Poland), Corelli Chamber Orcestra (Italy), Sinfónica San Indalecio de La Cañada de Almería, Sinfónica Municipal de Sevilla, Consenza Symphony Orchestra (Italy), Coral Emilio Carrión, Orquesta Joven de Almería, Orchestra Cittá Di Grossetto (Italy), Baltic Neopolis Orchestra (Poland), Diesis Wind Ensemble (Spain), Philadelphia Winds Symphony ( Peensylvania), Gangnung Philarmonic Orchestra (South Korea), Warminsko-Mazursca Filarmonia Orchestra (Poland), Matera Symphony Orchestra (Italy),University North Caroline Scholl of the Arts Chamber Winds of Winston-Salem ( North Caroline), Anton Stadler Chamber Orchestra (Italy), Orchestra dell´accademia Naonis (Italy), Sinfónica de la Unión Musical de Godelleta, Oltenia Philarmónic Orchestra  of Craiova ( Romania), Orquesta de la Compañía Lírica andaluza, Orquesta de Jóvenes de la Región de Murcia, Sinfónica Provincial de Almería, University of Maryland Wind Symphony (Maryland), Luisiana State U. Chamber Winds (Maryland), Pazardzhic Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria), Lake Como Philarmonic Orchestra (Italy), Orquesta Sinfónica del Conservatorio profesional de El Ejido, Triangle Wind Enssemble (North Caroline), Unión Musical de San Pedro del Pinatar (Murcia), Pitesti Symphony Orchestra (Romania), Greensboro University Symphonic Band ( North Caroline), Banda Sinfónica del Conservatorio Superior de las Islas Baleares, Eindhoven Symphony Orchestra, ( Holland), Lomza Filharmonia Kameralna (Poland), University Jewel College Symphonic Band ( Missouri ), Kansas City Winds Symphony ( Missouri), Illinois Wind Symphony (Illinois), Easter Michigan University Wind Symphony (Michigan),  Banda del Conservatorio Profesional de Música de El Ejido y Ensemble Fiatti di Música Aperta (Bérgamo).

He has conducted for many of the productions of the Compaña Lírica Andaluza, such as El Barbero de Lavapiés, Agua Azucarillos y Aguardiente, El Dúo de la Africana…in venues such as the Teatro Alameda of Málaga and the Nuevo Teatro Infanta Leonor of Jaén.

He has run courses, lectures and given master classes for conducting in Universities as Almería (Spain), Virginia Tech University (Virginia), The University of Illinis (Illinois), Eastern Michigan University (Michigan), University of Northern Iowa (Iowa), University of Maryland (Maryland), University North Caroline Greensboro (North Caroline), Bolzano High Conservatory (Italy),  Luisiana State University (Luisiana), University Jewel College ( Missouri), Kansas University (Arkansas) and in places as Murcia, Galicia, Jaén, Granada and Almería organized by such institutions as the Vicerrectorado de Extensión Universitaria of the University of Almería, the Federación Andaluza de Bandas de Música, the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Música of Almería as well as for the teaching staff at the Centro de Enseñanza al Profesorado.

Juan José Navarro is frequently invited to adjudicate as a member of the board of examiners for composition, orchestra and wind orchestra, chamber music and best young musician as well as for the National Competition of Wind Orchestra in Murcia, the National Competition of Composition in San Pedro del Pinatar, Kussewitzky International Conducting Competition (Italy),  Concorso Internazionale “Tomasso Traetta” (Italy),  the Valencia Wind Bands Competition, the UK´s National Concert Band Festival, George Gershwin International Music Competition (New York), Concorso Internazionale di Composizione Euregio Klassica di Trento (Italy), Elda Winds Competition (Spain), International Music Competition Florestano Rossamunda ( Italy), Lake Como International Conducting Competition (Italy) and the National Orchestra and Wind Orchestra Competition in South Korea.

He got the second prize conducting the San Indalecio Wind Orchestra in the National Competition in Murcia and the first prize conducting the Unión Musical de Godelleta in the Special Section of the Wind Bands Competition of Valencia.

He has been titular musical director for 8 years of the Sinfónica Municipal de Almería.

He is co-founder along with José Miguel Rodilla of the Academia de Dirección de Orquesta y Banda, “Diesis“, which gives classes in Almería, Murcia, Sevilla and Valencia to more than eighty pupils from every part of Spain.

Currently he is clarinet and conducting teacher at the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Música of Almería, director of the Almería University Music Room where he conducts the Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Professor of the Conducting Master at the Almería University and Conducting teacher at Diesis Academy.