Welcome
…and thank you for visiting!
J. Andrés Ballesteros composes original music for a wide range of ensembles, from orchestral to choral and beyond, for the concert stage and for media. Andrés works to expand the possibilities of what music can do through community engagement, as well as what music can be through advocacy around representation and inclusion. You can learn more about him here and contact him here. He promises not to write his reply in 3rd person.
You can also find him on Instagram, Twitter, and SoundCloud.
Upcoming Dates
All times Eastern Time (USA) unless otherwise noted
Aug 23-27 — Harvard First-Year Arts Program (FAP) workshops on composition and community/social justice-oriented art
Sep 4 (6:30pm) & 14 (4pm) — Moderator for Talks with Tunes, panel discussions and performances on the topic of voting and civic engagement, with White Snake Projects; click link to learn more
Sep 15 @ 3pm — Performance of “Prayers for Democracy,” music by Kitty Brazelton/lyrics by J. Andrés Ballesteros at the Milton Community Concerts as part of White Snake Projects’ Sing Out Strong: Emancipated Voices
Sep 20-22 — Gallery/community director for performances of Is This America? by Mary D. Watkins, with White Snake Projects; learn more and buy tickets here
Sep 21 @ 12pm/3pm — Member of Boston Symphony Orchestra welcoming committee for Concert for the City; contact me for tickets and additional information
Oct 6 @ 3pm — Performance of Shaheed by Horizon Ensemble (Boston, MA), Julian Gau conducting
Oct 6 @ 4pm — Stream of Coyolxauhqui on Classical NEPM, performance by the Victory Players (Holyoke, MA), Tian Hui Ng conducting
…and some recent ones
May 4-5 — Premiere of Ave Maria by Jameson Singers in Cambridge and Newton, MA
Mar 1 — Speaker at the inaugural Harvard Creative Careers Panel; open to Harvard College undergraduates and local Harvard College recent graduates
13 & 14 Jan — Performances of “Gaudete” by the Brattleboro Concert Choir (VT)
9 Dec ‘23 — Premiere of “Sailboats in Melaka” by the Greensboro Concert Band (Greensboro, NC) at Dana Auditorium, 7:30pm
19 Nov-9 Dec ‘23 — Performances of “Self-Portrait” by the Lamont Trio (Denver, CO), the Pelgrim Trio (Dordrecht, the Netherlands), and Ensemble Flex (Brisbane, Australia) as part of the Towards a Shining Light 50 for 50 Global Composer project, led by Paul Kopetz
12-15 Jul ‘23 — Premiere of “Regateando,” duet for tenor and bass trombones commissioned by Border Bones at the International Trombone Festival (Salt Lake City, UT)