The Escuela de Música de Bello is a social investment program created in 2005 by the city's municipal mayor's office. The school offers musical training programs for people of all ages, from 3 years old, and focuses on musical initiation with instrumental and vocal interpretation.

In 2006, the Banda Sinfónica de la Escuela de Música de Bello was formed under the baton of maestro Edison Augusto Robledo Vargas and was made up of 25 students. The band made its first performances at municipal and departmental events.

Between 2008 and 2011, the band was conducted by maestro Huber Darío Mondragón Higuita and participated in various festivals nationwide, which consolidated their musical career.

In 2012, maestro Juan Guillermo Montoya Mira assumed the direction of the band accompanied by a specialized teaching team, which allowed the band to obtain achievements in festivals and national competitions such as Antioquia Vive la Música, the Concurso Nacional Bambuco Inédito para Bandas Musicales in Tocancipá and the Concurso Nacional de Bandas Musicales in Anapoima.

In 2014, the band won first place in the Special division of the Concurso Nacional de Bandas Musicales in Paipa, Boyacá, which allowed them to gain national recognition and international opportunities.

In 2015, the band participated in the IV Encuentro Internacional de Bandas Sinfónicas in Peru, performing concerts in various cities.

In 2019, the band was invited to participate in a commemorative concert for the bicentennial of independence at the Teatro Colón in the Ciudad de Bogotá together with other symphonic bands.

Currently, the Escuela de Música de Bello continues to contribute to strengthening social cohesion through its musical training programs and its projection groups.

Bachelor of Music Education, speciality in Band Conducting

Born in Gómez Plata, Antioquia, he began his music studies as an euphonium and tuba player in his hometown. Subsequently, he continued his training at the Universidad de Antioquia where he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Music Education, speciality in Band Conducting.

Throughout his career, he has complemented his studies with workshops and master classes with renowned teachers from the musical world. He has conductd several symphonic bands in different municipalities in Colombia and has been an advisor and jury in symphonic band contests at the departmental and national levels. In addition, he has won several calls for creation stimuli in musical composition.

Currently, he is the music director of the Banda Sinfónica Especial del Municipio de Bello and coordinator of the area of wind instruments in the music school of the same city. With this group, he has obtained important recognitions in national and international competitions, including first place and best obligatory piece in the LX Concurso Nacional de Bandas Musicales de Paipa.

Internationally, he has participated in symphonic band meetings in Peru and has been a speaker at the VII Congreso Latinoamericano de Escuelas de Música in Mexico. He also attended NAAM (National Association of Music Merchants) in Anaheim, California as a guest of Yamaha Music.