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Introduction

Flutist Juan Antonio Rivera has appeared with numerous organizations such as Ballet Austin, Waco Symphony Orchestra, Waco Lyric Opera, Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra, State Street Ballet, Temple Civic Chorus, Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juarez, Opera de la Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, Valley Symphony Orchestra, and Celestial Opera Orchestra. As a soloist, Mr. Rivera has performed Vivaldi’s Piccolo Concerto with the Valley Symphony Orchestra and Los Angeles Symphonic Winds. In 2017, Mr. Rivera performed Cecile Chaminade’s Concertino for flute in the Ojai Libbey Bowl. In January, Mr. Rivera was a featured flute soloist with harp virtuoso Catherine Yom Litaker for a chamber concert with Symphony of the Vines Chamber Orchestra in Paso Robles, CA. Most recently, he has performed Mozart’s Flute Concerto in G with the Ojai Pops Orchestra and the Los Angeles Symphonic Winds. Currently, Mr. Rivera is playing Principal Flute with the Los Angeles Symphonic Winds, Ojai Pops Orchestra, Opera by the Glass Orchestra, Genesis Opera Theater Orchestra, and Hawkmore Lyric Opera Orchestra. Mr. Rivera received a Bachelor of Music in flute performance from the Baylor University School of Music and a Masters of Fine Art in flute performance from California Institute of the Arts Herb Alpert School of Music.