(2024). Juan Carlos Entrambasaguas is a saxophone performer and educator interested in Contemporary and Classical Music. He has been developing his artistic activity in Finland, Spain and the United States. Juan Carlos performed as a soloist and with chamber music groups. He taught master classes and played with different Artists at high-performance levels.

Juan Carlos has a Master’s degree in Classical Saxophone Performance from the University of the Arts of Helsinki (Sibelius Academy of Finland). He also holds a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Saxophone Performance from the Superior Conservatory of Salamanca (Spain). “In Finland, I learned a lot about how to merge different styles of music. I know how to incorporate different ‘colors’ in my own playing style. I like to integrate all the best qualities from the Nordic and Northern Europe influences into my own music. I was fortunate to learn from talented teachers about how to improve my teaching and performing skills.”

He has a wide variety of teaching and group managing experience at the K-12, conservatory and university level. He has experience teaching music and serving as a band director for the Elk Grove Unified School District and the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District in Northern California. Juan Carlos has also taught saxophone, flute and clarinet at music schools in Sacramento, Vacaville and Helsinki (Finland). Juan Carlos taught several master classes in different European countries such as Norway, Finland, and Spain. Although his work has been primarily in Europe, he has been invited to teach several master classes in the United States. Juan Carlos taught and performed at Shenandoah University in Winchester Virginia, as well as at American University of Washington DC.

Along his performance trajectory, Juan Carlos has played concert internationally in Norway, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Andorra, and Croatia, and has performed at the International Saxophone Symposium, American Saxophone Academy, Manhattan School of Music, the Helsinki Music Center, Nordic Saxophone Festival, and the University of Zagreb. He has played as a soloist with the Sibelius Academy Symphony Orchestra, Youth Orchestra of Salamanca (Spain), Helsinki Saxophone Orchestra, ‘SaxibA Ensemble’, ‘2.13 Sax Ensemble’ and ‘Nyky Ensemble’. He has also attended many workshops with well-known musicians, such as Claude Delangle, Arno Bornkamp, Timothy McAllister, Otis Murphy, Marcus Weiss, Vincent David, Jean-Denis Michat, to name a few. Additionally, his research on the fusion of Spanish flamenco and Arabic music reflects his commitment to exploring diverse international musical traditions. Also speaks Spanish.

Exam Preparation: ABRSM – Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music (British), RCM – Royal Conservatory of Music (Canadian), Entrance Exams for Conservatories, California All-State Honor Band Auditions and University Auditions