JUAN SEBASTIAN AGUILAR
Musician and educator with over 15 years of experience teaching percussion to students of all ages and levels.
Strong background in music pedagogy acquired through the National System of Youth Orchestras and Choirs of Venezuela.
Education:
Vicente Emilio Sojo Conservatory – Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- Musical Initiation: 2000 – 2003
- Musical Language: 2003 – 2007
- Harmony: 2007 – 2010
- Music History: 2007 – 2010
- Primary Instrument (Percussion): 2002 – 2010
Lisandro Alvarado Central Western University – Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- Bachelor’s Degree in Music, Instrumental Performance (Percussion) – VIII Semester
Orchestral Experience:
Member of the Doralisa de Medina Children’s Symphony Orchestra (2003 – 2005).
Founder and percussion section member of the Franco Medina Youth Symphony Orchestra (2005 – 2009).
Member of the Maestro Antonio Carrillo Concert Band.
Member of the Lara State Symphony Orchestra.
Member of the Lara State Youth Symphony Orchestra (2010 – 2019).
Principal percussionist of the Lara State Youth Symphony Orchestra (August 2014 – February 2019).
Performed with the Punta Gorda Symphony in Punta Gorda, Florida (April 2022).
Other Activities:
Selected for the Venezuelan Children’s Symphony Orchestra, Central-Western Region (April 2007).
Selected for the Venezuelan Children’s Symphony Orchestra (June 2007).
Member of the Lara State Percussion Ensemble.
Member of the Lara State Brass Ensemble.
Director of the Lara State Children’s and Youth Percussion Ensemble.
Percussion Instructor at El Sistema in Lara State.
Member of the Latin American Percussion Academy.
Member of the Brillo Larense Ensemble.
Member of Serenata Voice.
Member of ALWUS BRASS Ensemble, participating in a national tour across various El Sistema centers to strengthen percussion education.
Participated in the Miami Music Project in Miami, Florida (December 2022).
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