FRANCISCO ANDREU COMOS

Francisco Andreu Comos was born in Torrent (Valencia) in 1968.

He began studying music in his home town before going on to the Valencia Superior Conservatory where he studied Piano, Harmony and Counterpoint with Rafael Talens, Luís Blanes and Francisco Tamarit. He completed his studies in the Madrid Superior Conservatory of Music.
Through public examinations, he gained the post of trumpet player in the Army Music Corps, destined to the Madrid Marine Infantry Band.

He has completed courses in Music for Cinema in the S.G.A.E. under the tuition of Antón García Abril, José Nieto and Luís de Pablo, as well as courses in Orchestra and Band Conducting with Pedro Villaroig in Madrid and with Pablo Sánchez Torrella in Valencia.

He is the accompanying pianist for the European Dance Center in Madrid and Valencia; he conducts the Orfeón Polifónico of Torrent and has worked as Assistant Conductor of the Symphonic Band of the Unió Musical of Torrent, who invited him to conduct the performance of his own compositions.

He composes music for wind band, symphony orchestra and chamber groups. His works include:

• "Divertimento" for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra.
• "L'enfant magique" for the Clarinet Quartet "Vert".
• "Torrent. Imatges d'un poble viu" for Orchestra or Wind Band with narrator.
• "Drácula. La leyenda" Symphonic Suite for Wind Band.
• "The Dream of Willy Freeman" Symphonic Suite for Wind Band (Premiered by the Valencia Municipal Band in the Palau de la Música of Valencia).
• "Festival" for Alto Saxophone and Wind Band (Premiered in the Palau de la Música of Valencia).
• "Cuatro movimientos" for Wind Band.
• Theme tunes for the corporate music and branding of Canal 9, Nou 2, Nou 24h and RTVV television stations.