Juan Pardo

Born in Alcaniz-Teruel (Spain), Juan Pardo began studying trombone in his hometown of Alcaniz at the Union Musical Pueyos and the Conservatorio Profesional de Musica of Alcaniz. For his undergraduate and graduate studies, Juan Pardo attended the studio of Juan Bta. Abad at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica in Madrid and the CNR de Perpignan in France in the studio of Professor Paule Brane. Mr. Pardo has also attended the summer studies at Redlands University in Califormia- USA.

As a young professional, Mr. Pardo performed with the Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchester, Orquesta del Gran Teatro del Liceo de Barcelona, EUWYO - European Union Young Wind Orchestra, JONDE (Joven Orquesta Nacional de España), Joven Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Joven Orquesta de Salamanca, Joven Orquesta de Castellón, and the Joven Orquesta Euskal Herria.

During his professional career, Juan Pardo has worked under the baton of prestigious Spanish conductors such as Jesús Amigo, Enrique Garcia Asensio, Jesús López Cobos, Pedro Halfter, among others; and under international conductors such Jan Cober, Ibis Abel, Pinchas Steinberg, Nelo Santi, Sebastián Weigle, Enrique Batiz, Leslie Duner, Edmond Colomer, Guido María Guida and Marco Parisotto among others.

Mr. Pardo has participated in a variety of recordings for T.V. and Radio, and CD recordings of both commercial and classical music.

Upon his arrival in Mexico in the year 2008, Juan Pardo became the principal trombonist for the Universidad de Nuevo León OSUANL-Monterrey Symphony Orchestra. After holding this position, Mr. Pardo was appointed as the principal trombonist of the Universidad de Guanajuato OSUG - Guanajuato Symphony Orchestra - under the baton of maestro Enrique Batiz. In the year 2012, Juan Pardo became the principal trombonist of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco (OFJ) in the city of Guadalajara.

As a soloist and chamber music performer, trombonist Juan Pardo and pianist Timothy Welch have commissioned and premiered musical works for this duet format. At the same time, Mr. Pardo has founded and is part of the brass ensemble and organ Laudus Metallis.

As an educator, Mr. Pardo is the new Professor of Trombone at the Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico. Also, Juan Pardo has been invited to participate as a guest faculty in a variety of international events such as the Campamentos Musicales in the region of Teruel and Conservatorio de Girona in Spain, I Trobada de trombó de l’Emporda in Italy, IV Semana Nacional del Trombón in Mexico, and the Laguna BRASS Festival among others.

Juan Pardo is a performing artist for the prestigious S.E. Shires Company. seshires.com