Juan J. Colomer


Juan José Colomer is a Spanish composer.
WWW juancolomer.com

Personal life

Juan Colomer started his music studies at age eight in his local music school, "Sociedad Musical de Alzira." He continued his studies in the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Valencia, where he graduated in trumpet and composition. In 1990 he moved to Boston where he studied Film Scoring at Berklee College of Music.
In 1992 he moved to Los Angeles, his actual residence, where he started working as a film composer, as well as arranging and producing for other artists. He has worked and collaborated with artists like Alejandro Fernández, Bebu Silvetti, Juan Carlos Calderón, Vinnie Colaiuta, and Ramón Flores.
In 1999 he recorded a CD with his own songs in Spanish, under the name of Bella y oscura, entitled "Reina en prisión" with Esmeralda Grao as the lead singer.
In 2006 he became an American citizen and now has dual Spanish-American citizenship.
He is also known by his nickname in Spain Juanjo Colomer.

Career

His classical work, as a composer or orchestrator, has been performed and recorded by James Levine, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Christian Lindberg, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Vienna Symphony orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra, Orchestra & choir of the Arena di Verona, Russian National Orchestra, Orquesta de la Comunidad Valenciana, Orquesta de Castilla y León and Spanish Brass. He has worked regularly with Plácido Domingo as an orchestrator for the Christmas in Vienna series of concerts, as well as The three tenors concerts in Paris 1998 and Monterrey in 2005, the Arena de Verona and the Operalia anthem. Recently he arranged and orchestrated several of the tracks for the CD Pasión española with Plácido Domingo and the Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid conducted by Miguel Roa, for the Deutsche Grammophon label. This CD won a Grammy for Best Classical Album at the 2008 Latin Grammy Awards.
Juan J. Colomer has received commissions from the National orchestra of Spain, International Horn Symposium, Center for Contemporary Music, International Philip Jones competition and Instituto Valenciano de la Música.
In 1991 he won a composition prize in Madrid for his piece "Añoranzas" for Harp. He was also nominated for two consecutive years for an Euterpe award by the Federación de sociedades musicales valencianas for his piece "Raíces" for best symphonic work.
In 2010 he created a non profit organization called "" that hosts monthly concerts in Los Angeles. He is the co-founder, with conductor Ignazio Terrasi, of the, a flexible formation that incorporates visual elements into their concerts.
His works have been performed at prestigious halls like Carnegie Hall, Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Teatro Real or Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Juan Colomer publishes his works with Editions BIM of Switzerland, Editorial Piles, Tritó, and Rivera editores in Spain.

Compositions

Operas

El Pintor, symphonic opera in 3 actsDulcinea XL, chamber opera in 2 acts

Ballets

  • ''Sorolla''

Vocal orchestral works

Agua que no has de beber, for choir & orchestraFallen Angels, Oratorio for soloists, choir & orchestra

Orchestral works

A casual walk to extinctionAir in light of darknessConvergenciasCiento VolandoEscaping insanityEscenas pintorescas Esperpento cubistaLa ancestral letania, for viola & orchestraLa complicidad del espectroLa Devota Lasciva, for brass quintet & orchestraNaturaleza Humana, for horn, choir of horns & orchestraPreludio de DulcineaSorolla breve suiteSymphonic genesisSymphonic vignettes, for trumpet & orchestraAdagio, for stringsConcerto Nº 1, for piano & orchestra

Works for symphony wind orchestra

RaicesChovaFeb 93
  • ''Josep Pau''

Vocal works

Ave Maria, for soprano & orchestraCanciones de entretiempoCanciones en femeninoLied, for soprano & pianoMagnificat, Choir SATB & brass quintetSilent ceremony, Children's chorus, mixed chorus, oboe, harp & organ

Chamber music

Comfortably familiar, String quartet & pianoComo pez en su pecera, for brass trio & percussionConcerto breve, for solo tromboneDanzas Anacrónicas, for violin, cello & pianoDecadence, for oboe, horn & pianoDialogos inmencionables, for solo trombone & brass quintetDowntown Bagatelles, for violin & pianoEasy pieces for professional musicians, Viola & pianoEB-1, for violin & pianoFierabrass, for brass ensembleGabrieli según San JuanGestas de un Don Nadie, for solo trumpet & brass quintetHistoria de un muntante, for brass quintetLisonjas de la alcahueta, for euphonium & brass quintetLos cinco mosqueteros, for brass quintetMar sin Luna, Horn & Piano Obertura y Chacona, for trumpet & organObsession, for two violins & pianoPatterns of behavior, String quartet, clarinet & Vibraphone/MarimbaQuintet, for five flutesRealidades disipadas, for cello & pianoSemana Santa en Gomorra, for large ensembleSeparation, for violin & pianoSonata, for trumpet & pianoThe allure of despair, for violin, cello & pianoThe charlatan's daughter, for 2 solo trombones & brass quintetThe existential tourist, for cello & piano
  • Thelma & Louise on a Vespa, 2 trombones & pianoTiempos, for string quartetThe exile of time, for string quartetTrio, for flute, viola & harpVisions, for horn & pianoViveros, for flute, cello & piano

Works for piano

Autumn notebookEl ladrón de memorias, for solo pianoInflujo, for solo pianoDecadence, for oboe, horn & pianoEB-1, for violin & pianoRealidades disipadas, for cell & pianoSonata, for trumpet & pianoViveros, for flute, cello & piano

Works for harp

Trio, for flute, viola & harp
  • ''Añoranzas''

Film music

Source:A day without a MexicanA letter to RachelActs of loveAimee PriceBobbyCNBCronique de la DecouverteDangerous cargoDark honeymoonDistorted ImagesDouble or nothingFat freeFirst dateFor better and for worseGetting Rachel backInvisible temptationLast KillLearning to leadLunaMaradentroMulholland ceremoniesPacifico ineditoRewriteShakespeare...in & outSunsplitSylvia's BaklavaTen secondsThe boxThe Crimson hourThe Mexican dreamThe WallThree short pieces
  • ''Yellow belle''