RAFAEL GARRIGOS GARCIA

Rafael M. Garrigós García (1966, Enguera-Valencia). He began his musical studies at the school of the band Unión Musical Santa Cecilia de Enguera. Later he carried out musical studies in the superior conservatories of Valencia, Madrid, Granada, Murcia, in the specialties of Horn, Piano, Harmony, Counterpoint and Fugue, Composition, Orchestra Direction and Choir Direction. He has obtained an Extraordinary Prize in the specialty of Choir Direction and in Composition and Instrumentation. Parallel to his musical studies, he has completed university studies in Pedagogy.

He has been principal conductor of the following groups: Orchestra and Choir of the Professional Conservatory of Music of Jaén, Youth Orchestra of the Professional Conservatory of Music of Alicante, Choral Group of Benidorm, Crevillent Choir of Crevillent, Band of Music "La Primitiva" of the Association d'amics de la Música de Callosa d'en Sarriá, Symphonic Band and Chamber Orchestra of the Altean Philharmonic Society, and Symphonic Band of the Musical Society “La Alianza” of Mutxamel (Alicante). He is currently the principal conductor of the Unión Musical de Canyada (Alicante) band, and of the Symphonic Band of the Unión Musical de Agost Philharmonic Society. With these groups he has made concert tours in Portugal, France and Italy.

Currently he also works as musical director with the "Compañía Lírica Andaluza", with which he performs zarzuela performances such as "agua, azucarillos y aguardiente", "la revoltosa", "la gran vía", or "la boda de Luis Alonso".

As a guest he has conducted, among others, the Municipal Symphonic Band of Alicante, Symphonic Band of the Musical Society "La Primitiva Setabense" of Xativa, Unión Musical de Ibi Band, Youth Band of Santa Maria da Feira (Portugal), Symphonic Band of the Musical Society "La Nueva" of Xátiva, Orchestra of the Superior Conservatory of Music of Castellón, Banda Unión Musical Santa Cecilia de Enguera, Municipal Band of Jaén, Banda Societat Musical l'Harmonia de Alacant, Orchestra of the Andalusian Lyric Company.

In his role as composer, works for orchestra, choir, band and chamber groups have been premiered in Alicante, Valencia, Castellón, Murcia, Andalusia, etc. He has also composed various works of an educational nature that have been part of the programs of study of conservatories such as the one in Valencia, Castellón and Alicante. Some of his works have been programmed on RNE, Channel 9, Radio LP and RAI (Italian Radio Television) and are published by the AB Música publishing house in Valencia.

He has been part of the jury of composition and interpretation competitions such as the Callosa d'en Sarriá Festival Music Composition Contest 2007 and 2008, Mutxamel Pasodobles Composition Contest 2007, Final Phase of the 8th Vinalopó Regional Instrumental Performance Contest 2008 , VII Contest of Festival Music Bands of Altea la Vella 2009, among others.

Since 1991 he has belonged to the Body of Music and Performing Arts Teachers of the State, and since 1999 he has been a professor at the Professional Conservatory of Music of Alicante, teaching the subjects of Musical Language, Musical Informatics and Complementary Piano.