Address:
6 Salt Dr.
Ajax , Ontario L1S 7P3
Canada

Home Phone
(905) 619 1219
Cell phone
(416) 476 3693
e-mail
juantrigos@sympatico.ca
juantrigosr@hotmail.com

Born in Mexico City, on February the 26th, 1965.

LANGUAGES

* Spanish: Mother Tongue
* Italian
* English

ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING (specialized in contemporary and 20th century music.)

Orchestras

* State Symphony Orchestra of Saint Petersburg (Russia)
* Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra (Croatia.)
* “Risonanza” Orchestra da Camera di Verona (Italy.)
* Orquesta del Teatro de la Opera del INBA (National Opera House Orchestra - Mexico.)
* April 2001- May 2002: Music Director and Conductor, "Orquesta de Cámara de
Bellas Artes" O.C.B.A. (National Chamber Orchestra-Mexico.)
* Founder and Artistic Director of the Sinfonietta de las Américas (Mexico.)
* Orchestra Concert (Cincinnati USA.)
* Orchestra "I Pomeriggi Musicali" di Milano (Italy.).
* Orchestra dell’Angelicum (Italy)
* Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional (Mexico.)
* Orquesta Filarmónica de Querétaro (Mexico.)
* Orquesta de Cámara de la Universidad de Zacatecas (Mexico.)
* Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad de Guanajuato (Mexico.)
* Orquesta Sinfónica del IPN (Mexico.)
* Orquesta Pro-Arte de la Ciudad de México.
* Orchestra Kitharra Consont (Italy.)

Ensembles

* 1998 – 2003 Principal conductor of the ensemble "La Camerata de las Américas".
(Mexico.)
* Icarus Ensemble (Italy)
* Icarus-Cantus (Italy & Croatia)
* San Francisco Contemporary Music Players (USA.)
* Ensemble of the "XI Foro de Compositores del Caribe" (Mexico.)
* Ensemble of the XXI Foro Internacional de Música Nueva "Manuel Enríquez" 1999
(Mexico.)
* Ensemble "Alacrán del Cántaro" (Mexico.)
* Quinteto de la Ciudad de México.
* Founder of "Sones contemporáneos" ensemble (Italy.)
* Founder of the "Música XX" ensemble (Italy.)
* Piccolo Ensemble de la Scuola Civica (Italy).
* "Lorenzo Il Magnifico" Ensemble (Itally.)

Chorus

* Academic Choir Saint Petersburg-Concert (Russia.)
* Contemporary Vocal Ensemble. Indiana University (USA.)
* Coro del Teatro de la Opera del INBA. (Chorus of National Opera House - Mexico.)
* "Coro de Cámara de México".
* Coro del Instituto "Cardenal Miranda" (Mexico).
* Chorus of the " Pontificio Istituto di Musica Sacra" di Roma (Italy.)

RECORDINGS

Featured composer and conductor

*DeCachetitoRaspado “Hemofiction Opera”, version in two acts. For four singers, four
actors. Ensemble on stage (8 musicians,) chorus and large orchestra. Up coming.
Singers: Claudia Montiel, Gabriela Thierry, Benito Navarro and José Guadalupe Reyes,.
Actors: Bertha Vega, Itzia Zerón, Guillermo Jair, and Lorenzo Mijares.
Icarus Ensemble. Academic Choir Saint Petersburg-Concert. State Symphony Orchestra
of Saint-Petersburg. Conductor: Juan Trigos
* Homenaje a Manuel M. Ponce. “Sonatas, Danzas y Homenajes”. Guitar: Alejandro Mora.
Fondo Estatal Para la Cultura y las Artes de Veracruz (México 2003)
* DeCachetitoRaspado. “Hemofiction Opera”, version in one act.
Camerata de las Américas. Conductor: Juan Trigos. Quindecim Recordings QP089
(Mexico 2002.)
* Ricercare de Cámara VI . "Tañendo Recio". Guitar: Pablo Gómez. Camerata de las
Américas. Conductor: Juan Trigos. Quindecim Recordings QPO 1067 (Mexico 2001.)
* Ricercare I . Symphonic version. Up coming, Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad de
Guanajuato. (Guanajuato 2003.)
* Ricercare de Cámara II. "Colegio de Compositores Latinoamericanos de Música de Arte"
Universidad Autónoma de México UAM. Camerata de las Américas (Mexico 2000.)
* Canción de Cuna. "Canciones de Luna" Vol. I . Euram Records EURO092-3 (Mexico
1999.)
* Quartetto Da Do, Comentarios I and II, Danza Florida N° 1, Sax Sin Aliento.
Ensemble: Sones Contemporaneos. Conductor: Juan Trigos
"Sones Contemporaneos". 1rst edition VR-JT-01 (Italy 1990.) 2nd edition Spartacus.
Clásicos Mexicanos Serie Contemporanea 21013 (Mexico 1995.)

Featured Conductor

* El Conejo y el Coyote. Chamber Opera. Music by Víctor Rasgado.
Quindecim Recordings. Camerata de las Américas (Mexico 2003.)
* Gerhart Muench. Orchestral Music. Sinfonietta de las Américas. Global Entertainment
GECDJ 6405 (Mexico 1999.)
* Sortilegios (2 C.D’s). Music by G. Muench. Chamber and Orchestral Music. Sinfonietta
de las Américas. BMG Entertainment DUON 743218089220 (Mexico 2000.)
* "Silvestre Revueltas, Música de Excepción". Edición conmemorativa del centenario 1899
- 1999. BMG Entertainment CDC 743218228728 (Mexico 2000.)
* Funesta. Music by Marcela Rodríguez. Urtext Digital Classics JBCC036 (Mexico 2000.)

COMPOSITION Recent Commissions

* Mis dos cabezas piensan peor que una
Hemofiction Opera in four acts.
For six singers, four actors, ensemble on stage, chorus and orchestra.
Commissioned by the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra (Croatia.)
European premiere: Zagreb Concert hall (Croatia,) September 3, 2005.
Mexican premiere: Palacio de bellas Artes (México City,) October 9, 2005.

* Concertino No. 2 (2004)
For solo trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano and large orchestra.
Commissioned by The Orquesta de Texcoco.
Premiere: Texcoco City, next August 2005, (Mexico.)

* Missa “Cunctipotens Genitor Deus” (2003)
For baritone, chamber choir, 2 pianos “concertanti” and 3 percussionists.
Commissioned by the Contemporary Vocal Ensemble.
Indiana University, Bloomington (USA.) School of Music.
Premiere: Bloomington, Indiana University, Auer Hall, November 23, 2003.

* Pulsación y Resonancias (2002)
For piano and percussion
Commissioned by the “Ensemble Sirius” (USA.)
Premiere: Georgia State University, Atlanta (USA,) October 4, 2002.

* Pulsata II (2000-2001)
For 4 guitars and 4 groups of instruments.
Commissioned by the “Manuel M. Ponce” Quartet.
Premiere: Madrid (Spain,) National Auditorium, October 6, 2003.

* Ricercare VI (1999-2000)
For guitar and chamber orchestra.
Commissioned by the Mexican Guitarist Pablo Gómez.
Premiere: College Conservatory, Cincinnati (USA,) November 1999.
PUBLICATIONS

“Nuova Stradivarius Edizioni Musicali s.r.l.” (Italy)
* Miniatura para Bartok (2003)

“Ediciones Mexicanas de Música A.C."
* Quartetto Da Do (1991.)
* Homenaje a Manuel M. Ponce (1994.)
* Concierto para Cuarteto de Cuerdas (1997.)
* Ricercare de Cámara V (2002.)

www.SibeliusMusic.com

* Missa “Cunctipotens Genitor Deus” (2002-2003)
* Homenaje a Villalobos (2003)
* Micro Ballet (2003)
* Concertino Nº 1 (2003)
* Concertino Nº 2 (2004)

AWARDS AND HONORS

* Appointed as one of the 300 Mexican leaders. Magazine - Líderes Mexicanos 2002..
* Member of the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte. Nov 2000 to date.
* 1st prize at the National Composition Competition "SINFOMNICA 2000" (Guadalajara,
Mexico.)
* Awarded by the Fomento a Proyectos y Coinversiones FONCA, for carry out the
recording on CD of the Chamber Opera DeCachetitoRaspado, for four singers and
ensemble. (Mexico 2000.)
* Honorable Mention at the International “Rodrigo Riera” Guitar Composition Competition
(Indiana USA-Caracas Venezuela 1999.)
* 1st prize at the Composition Competition “Carlos Jiménez Mabarak”. (Mexico 1996.)
* Selected by the “Crossroads of Traditions (the Second Inter-American Composition
Workshop,)” at the Bloomington University in Indiana (USA,) School of Music, Latin
American Music Center. 1996.
* “Medalla Mozart” and the grant awarded by the "Fundación Cultural Domecq" and the
government of Austria .1995.
* Finalist at the International Composition Competition "Osterfestspiel Salzburg 1994".
* Finalist at the Concorso Internazionale di Composizione "Nuove Sincronie 1993", Milan
(Italy.)
* Finalist at the "Internacional Gaudeamus Music Week", Amsterdam (Netherlands 1991,
1993.)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE - INTERNATIONAL COURSES, LECTURES AND
SEMINARS

* Composition Seminar. Indiana University School of Music (USA 2003.) Lecture.
* Eastman School of Music. University of Rochester (USA 2003.) Lecture.
* San Francisco State University (USA 2002.) Lectures.
* Instituto de Liturgia, Música y Arte "Cardenal Miranda". Principal Profesor of
Orchestration, Analysis and Composition (Fall, 1993 to 2001.)
* College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati (U.S.A. 1999 and 2001.)
Master Classes and Lectures.
* Assistant to Franco Donatoni (Mexico 1993- 96.) Composition Seminar.
* Music School at the University of Monterrey (Mexico 1998.) Composition Seminar.
* Composition Conference U.N.A.M. (Mexico 1998.)
* Conservatorio de las Rosas (Mexico 1997.) Composition Seminar.
* Universidad de Guanajuato, Escuela de Música. Professor of Analysis and Composition
(1995.)
* Festival Internacional Cervantino (Mexico 1995 and 1996.) Lectures.
* Indiana University School of Music, Bloomington (U.S.A. 1995.) Lecture.
* Gaudeamus Music Week (Netherlands 1991, 1993). Lectures.
* Scuola Civica di Corsico (Italy 1991.) Lecture.
* Auditorio Via Volta (Italy 1989.) Incontro di compositori.

FESTIVALS

Featured Composer and Conductor.
* “22 Music Biennale Zagreb” (Croatia 2003)
* 39th International Music Festival (Pula, Croatia 2002.)
* Festival “Spaziomusica” (Cagliari, Italy 2002.)
* XXXV Stagione, Torino e Regione (Italy 2002.)
* Festival “Ponte sul Mincio” (Italy 2002.)
* "Festival Internacional Cervantino" ( Guanajuato, México 1995-97, 2001, 2002, 2003.)
* Foro Internacional de Música Nueva “Manuel Enríquez”. (Mexico City 1995-2002,
2003.)
* XI Foro Internacional de Compositores del Caribe (Jalapa, Mexico 2000.)
* "Mexican Contemporary Music Festival" (Cincinnati, USA 1999.)
* Festival Internacional de Música Contemporanea "Franco Donatoni" (Mexico City 1993-
96.)
* Festival “Callejón del Ruido” (Guanajuato 1994-96, 2002, 2003.)
* "Festival Nuove Sincronie" (Milano, Italy 1994.)
* "Gaudeamus Music Week” (Amsterdam, Netherlands 1991, 1993.)

Performances in: Argentina, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Switzerland and United States.

EDUCATION

* Civica Scuola di Musica di Milano (Italy.) Contemporary Music Department.
Composition Advanced Course (1991-1992).
* Accdemia “Lorenzo Perosi” di Biella (Italy.) Composition Advanced Course (1989.)
* Conservatorio di Musica "Giuseppe Verdi" di Milano (Italy.) 10-year Degree in
Composition and Orchestral Conducting (1987, 1991.)
* Civica Scuola di Musica di Milano (Italy.) Orchestral Conducting (1987-89.)
* Pontificio Istituto di Musica Sacra di Roma (Italy.) Advanced Course in Gregorian Chant.
Music Composition (counterpoint, harmony, basso imitato e fugato). Ancient Polyphony
Conducting, Basso Continuo (1986-87.)
* Instituto de Liturgia, Música y Arte "Cardenal Miranda" (Mexico.) Gregorian Chant.
Degrees in Chorus and Orchestral Conducting, Composition, Piano and
Musicology (1983-86.)
* Conservatorio Nacional de Música (Mexico.) Solfeggio, Harmony, Counterpoint, Music
Analysis, Music History and Piano (1977-83.)

Principal Teachers

Composition: Franco Donatoni, Nicoló Castiglioni and Jesús Villasñor.
Conducting: Gianpiero Taverna, Franco Gallini and Xavier González.
Piano: Enzo Stanzani, Margot Fleites and Miguel Agustín López.