BIOGRAPHY

As a composer, he has written more than 150 works, mostly orchestral and chamber, and has won several awards, including the Premio Orquesta Nacional de España (1977), the Jove d'Or award (1980), the Premi Ciutat de Barcelona ( 1983 and 1986), the Southeastern Composers League Award (1986), The Madison University Flute Choir Composition Award (1987) and the Queen Sofia Composition Award (1991). A good number of his works have been edited and also recorded on several CDs, both in Europe and in the United States.

In our country he has been principal conductor of the Balearic Symphony Orchestra "Ciutat de Palma" (1997-2001 and 2009-2013), the Vallès Symphony Orchestra (1997-2002) and the Barcelona Municipal Band (2007-2018) ). Since 1991 he has conducted the Vancouver Symphony (United States) and is currently also the principal guest conductor of the Banda Municipal de Barcelona. As a guest, he has conducted several orchestras in Israel, Germany, China, Belgium, Korea, France, Italy, Mexico, the United States and in our country. In addition, he combines an intense schedule as an orchestra conductor with the composition of a good number of commissions for works of all genres. He is a professor of orchestra conducting and composition at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMuC).

In 2020 he has been honored with the Clark County Arts Commission Lifetime Achievement Award for his years of service to the SW Washington arts community.