John August Pamintuan is a renowned Philippine musician who has appeared as conductor and composer in five continents, and whose compositions are widely-sought for international competitions. Since 2007, John is recognized by the American Federation of Musicians as an artist of sustained international acclaim.
As a conductor, he has performed with the Young People's Chorus of New York City (USA), the Chorus Messe Festival in Osaka (Japan), the Kamerinis Koras Brevis (Lithuania), the Male Choir of North Sulawesi (Indonesia) among others, and has given workshops and choral clinics in North America, Europe, and Asia.
As a composer, John August Pamintuan has written around 300 commissioned works for choirs around the world. His music depicts indigenous music practices and traditions that are given rich sonorities, rhythmic drive, effusion of character, and fervency of expression. In 2009, John was awarded the composition prize at the Florilege Vocal de Tours (France). He also won 2nd prize, Kunitachi College composition contest in Tokyo (Japan) November 2008.
In the past months his new works were performed in festivals and competitions in Argentina, Arezzo (Italy), Brazil, Czech Republic, Hongkong, Hungary, Indonesia, Korea, Lindenholzhausen (Germany), Maribor (Slovenia), Mainhausen and Marktoberdorf (Germany), Macau, Montreux (Switzerland), the Netherlands, Norway, Osaka and Tokyo (Japan), Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada), Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, Tours (France), the United States, Varna (Bulgaria), Venezuela, and Vietnam.
John is a member of the World Choir Council along with 80 other choral experts from all over the world. This year he is guest conductor and jury member at the Takaruza International Chamber Choir Competition in Japan, Jeunesses Musicales Festival in Split Croatia, Rimini International Choral Competition in Italy, and the World Choir Games in Cincinnati USA. He is also a sole featured artist at Japan Choral Directors Association in Tokyo 2012, and in South Africa, Indonesia and Croatia in 2013.
As a conductor, he has performed with the Young People's Chorus of New York City (USA), the Chorus Messe Festival in Osaka (Japan), the Kamerinis Koras Brevis (Lithuania), the Male Choir of North Sulawesi (Indonesia) among others, and has given workshops and choral clinics in North America, Europe, and Asia.
As a composer, John August Pamintuan has written around 300 commissioned works for choirs around the world. His music depicts indigenous music practices and traditions that are given rich sonorities, rhythmic drive, effusion of character, and fervency of expression. In 2009, John was awarded the composition prize at the Florilege Vocal de Tours (France). He also won 2nd prize, Kunitachi College composition contest in Tokyo (Japan) November 2008.
In the past months his new works were performed in festivals and competitions in Argentina, Arezzo (Italy), Brazil, Czech Republic, Hongkong, Hungary, Indonesia, Korea, Lindenholzhausen (Germany), Maribor (Slovenia), Mainhausen and Marktoberdorf (Germany), Macau, Montreux (Switzerland), the Netherlands, Norway, Osaka and Tokyo (Japan), Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada), Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, Tours (France), the United States, Varna (Bulgaria), Venezuela, and Vietnam.
John is a member of the World Choir Council along with 80 other choral experts from all over the world. This year he is guest conductor and jury member at the Takaruza International Chamber Choir Competition in Japan, Jeunesses Musicales Festival in Split Croatia, Rimini International Choral Competition in Italy, and the World Choir Games in Cincinnati USA. He is also a sole featured artist at Japan Choral Directors Association in Tokyo 2012, and in South Africa, Indonesia and Croatia in 2013.
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John August Pamintuan is a winner of composition prizes from Tours, France 2009 and Tokyo, Japan 2008. Recognized by the American Federation of Musicians as an artist of sustained international acclaim, John has written around 300 commissioned works which are widely performed in international competitions. His music depicts indigenous music practices and traditions that are given rich sonorities, rhythmic drive, effusion of character, and fervency of expression. His works are published by ASTRUM in Europe, and PANA MUSICA in Japan. (www.johnpamintuan.com)
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