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

Feb 22-24Gabriela Ortiz Composing Studio Residency with OAcademy

March (date TBA) — Premiere of We Say “Stop!” (lyrics by Rose Wagnac, 826 Boston) by the Boston Music Project

Mar 15 @ 7pm — Premiere of Raíces by Red Cedar Chamber Music (IA) as part of their Cultural Passport concert; for additional details see here

Mar 18-22 — Presentation of Dreams of Home at ACDA National Conference

Spring 2025 (date TBA) — Public premiere of Dreams of Home by the Sylvia Mendez Newcomers Academy (High Point, NC)

June 2025 (date TBA) — Workshop presentations of A New Tale of Five Suns by the Victory Players (Holyoke, MA)

…and some recent ones

Dec 12 — Workshop with Sylvia Mendez Academy for New Canon Project (through Rising Tides Music & Arts and the American Choral Directors Association)

Dec 7 and 8 — Performance with Jameson Singers in Cambridge and Newton (as tenor)

Oct 6 — Performance of Shaheed by Horizon Ensemble (Boston, MA), Julian Gau conducting

Oct 6 — Stream of Coyolxauhqui on Classical NEPM, performance by the Victory Players (Holyoke, MA), Tian Hui Ng conducting

Sep 15 — 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

Aug 23-27 — Harvard First-Year Arts Program (FAP) workshops on composition and community/social justice-oriented art

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)

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