Appearing in:
New Works NEw Voices
Juan Calderon
guitarist & composer
Originally from Colombia, Juan Calderon has been a resident of New York City since 2008. His music blends elements from his experience as a recording and touring rock guitarist in Colombia and Miami, and extensive studies on East Asian music inspired by interaction with musicians and artists in China, Japan, and Indonesia.
His latest accomplishments include a release of an album of Preludes and Etudes for the guitar, a performance of his composition “Reino Incierto” at Carnegie Hall (2015) and Sounds of the City, as well as his guitar quartet work being included on a CD release of prominent Colombian composers titled “Entre la huella y el grito.”(2019)
Juan Calderon has recently studied classical guitar with Mark DelPriora, chair of the Guitar Department at the Manhattan School of Music, where he earned a master degree in composition. His mentors include composers Susan Botti, Reiko Fueting, and electronic music pioneer Joel Chadabe. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Florida, where he studied jazz guitar with Tom Lippincott, and composition with Susan Epstein-Garcia.
Juan is also an avid cartoonist, collector of rare books, and long-distance runner.