“Takes the listener to the richest acoustic worlds”
(Diapason)

“… the imaginative colors and textures proved appealing”
(The Dallas Morning News)

“… Juan-Marcos here presents a new pathway forward in orchestral
music, opting for a more delicate, and ultimately more intriguing sound world”
(TheaterJones)

“Seductive and sensitive”
(ResMusica)

"Filled with beautiful, mysterious, and delicate atmospheres”
(Musikzen)

“…he transforms Paz’s verses in a most seductive way,
creating a great orchestral episode”
(El Universal)

Canto de Semillas (Song of Seeds)

World Premiere, Fort Worth, Tx., Oct. 26, 27 & 28, 2018.
Commissioned by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra,
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Artistic Director.

MANDRAMI

Mexico’s Premier, Mexico City, Oct. 27 & 28, 2018.
Philharmonic Orchestra of Mexico City,
Rodrigo Sierra Moncayo, Conductor.
World Premiere, Paris, France, 2010.
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Massy,
Julien Masmondet, Conductor.

NUAGES AVEC GRILLONS (Clouds with crickets)

Piece for harpsichord. Commissioned by Béatrice Martin
to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the birth of
composer François Couperin. "28 Chairs", Washington DC.

For Tum Tambor (2017)
2018 Nicola Di Lorenzo Prize in Music Composition,
University of California, Berkeley.

For Amanece (2014)
2017-2018 The American Prize- Orchestral Division.

For Nocturno Eléctrico (2015)
2016 Global Music Awards, Best of Show & Gold Medal - 2016
2016 Nicola Di Lorenzo Prize in Music Composition -
University of California, Berkeley.

For recent compositions
2016 Eisner Prize for the Highest Achievement in the
Creative Arts, University of California, Berkeley.