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| Andrés Valero Castells |
ANDRÉS VALERO CASTELLAndrés Valero Castells was born in Silla (Valencia) in 1973. He studied at the Superior Conservatories of Valencia and Murcia, gaining diplomas in 8 specialties with 4 Honorable Mentions and the End of Degree Prize for Composition. His teachers included R. Ramos, L. Balada, E. García Asensio, E. Cifre, M. Galduf, J. Vives and V. Campos. He has attended master classes with B. Ferneyhough, J. Rueda, J.M. López, C. Halffter, T. Marco, L. de Pablo, M. Hernández Silva and P. Sánchez Torrella, among others. He obtained an Advanced Studies Diploma from the Universidad Católica de Valencia. Since 2004 he has taught composition at the "Joaquín Rodrigo" Superior Conservatory in Valencia. He has received prizes and honors in France, Italy, the USA and Spain. His works have been performed throughout Europe and the USA, in Argentina, Puerto Rico, Panama, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong, among others. His scores have been published in Spain, France, Switzerland and the USA. His works have been premiered by the symphony orchestras of Valencia, Galicia, Cordoba, Murcia, the RTVE Orchestra, the Spanish National Orchestra, The World Orchestra, Covent Garden soloists and the Medillin Philharmonic. His works for band have been performed by both the best Spanish ensembles and prestigious foreign bands. He has been a manager of the Association of Valencia Symphonic Composers, resident composer of the International Spanish Brass Festival and of the Youth Orchestra of the Valencia Region. He has been Principal Guest Conductor of the Llíria Banda Primitiva, and is the founder of the Estudi Obert ensemble. He was the conductor of the bands of the Mislata CIM and the Picassent SAM. He currently conducts his band, La Lírica de Silla. As a guest conductor he has led the Valencia Orchestra, the Municipal Bands of Valencia, Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante, A Coruña, Santiago de Compostela, Musikene and the Artística de Buñol, among others, as well as the band of the FSMCV, and Valencian Music Day. |
