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Salvador Sebastià
Native of Burriana (Castellón), he has been Principal Conductor of the Banda Municipal de Música de Palma (2013-2016). Professor of Orchestra of the Conservatorio Superior "Salvador Seguí" of Castellón (2005-2013). Principal Conductor of the Band and Orchestra of the S.M.I. Santa Cecilia de Cullera (2001-2013) with which in 2002, 2004 and 2007 he obtained the First Prize and Honorable Mention in the International Band Competition City of Valencia in its Honorary Section. In 2002 he obtained the position of Professor of Orchestra of the Music and Performing Arts Corps of the Generalitat Valenciana and is currently Professor of Orchestra of the Professional Conservatory "Francesc Peñarroja" of Vall d'Uixó.
As a composer it is worth mentioning in the band repertoire his latest work published with the publishing house "Tot per l'aire" in 2019, the Orchestral Rondo for Band "BoDEGA", commissioned by the Symphonic Band of La Rioja, "Preludi per un aniversari" and "La Leyenda de la Malinche". There is also a work for cello and instrumental wind and percussion group "El Luthier de Venecia". In the popular field it is worth mentioning the pasodobles "Oirasor", "Consuelo García" and "Al soci cecilià" as well as the march dedicated to the Santo Sepulcro de Burriana. In the chamber music field it is worth mentioning the Sonata in D for Tuba and Piano and "Tensa Quietud" for basset horn trio. Projects paralyzed by the COVID-19 since April 2020 is pending the premiere of "Racconto" Divertimento for Band commissioned by La Sociedad Artística de Buñol in celebration of the anniversary of the inauguration of its Montecarlo Theater and the pasodoble dedicated to the patron saint of his hometown "Sant Blai" by the Banda Filharmònica de Burriana.
He has commissioned and premiered works such as "Symphony n. 4 - The Colossus" by F. Ferran, "Dramatic Overture" by A. Mairata, "Pendus " for Violin and Band by D. Bozzo, "The Great Mystic" by J. I. Blesa, and "Les Coves de Sant Josep - Oasi de Pau" by I. Romero and has premiered works by Marcos Fernández, A. Charles, J.M. López, Martínez Gallego, A. Valero, J.V. Egea, Óscar Escudero, T. Aparacio and C. D. Perales. D. Perales. And the Spanish premiere of the "Concertino" for organ and orchestra "Retablo Medieval" by the Mexican Bernal Jiménez.
As guest conductor he has conducted among others the Municipal Band of Barcelona, Municipal Band of Castellón, Symphonic Band of the Federation of Musical Societies of the Valencian Community, Band of the Conservatory of the Principality of Asturias, Symphonic Band of La Rioja, Symphonic Band of the Diputación de Tarragona and the Symphonic Band of the S.M. "La Artística" of Buñol.
In the field of orchestras he has conducted the Orquesta de Valencia, Sinfónica de Castellón, West Bohemian Symphony (Czech Republic), Ramniccuválcea (Romania), RTV Búlgara, Clásica de México, Sinfónica del Neuquén (Argentina), del Teatro Marrucino de Chieti (Italy), Collegium instrumentale, "Ciutat d'Elx" and the City of Tainan (Taiwan).
At the CSMV "Joaquín Rodrigo" in Valencia he obtained 7 Superior Degrees with Honorary Prize in Composition. He studied conducting with Manuel Galduf and Eduardo Cifre while his extra-academic training led him to study with Maestro José Collado and to take courses, among which stand out those with the masters J. Schaefli and M. Hernández Silva where he took part in a competition obtaining the 1st prize and a concert in 1998. With a scholarship from the Valencian Institute of Music, he perfected his studies of symphonic and operatic conducting at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena with G. Gelmetti in the summers of 2000 and 2001, being selected for the closing concerts held at the Teatro Rinnovati.
