Bryan García-Rolón was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He started in music at the age of 7 with Emilio "Perico" Sánchez in Trujillo Alto. When he was 11 years old he was accepted at the Escuela Libre de Música de San Juan (Free School of Music of San Juan) where he began his flute studies with Iván Mariani. There he studied solfege and music theory with Hector Luis Marcano, Sonia Morales, Ibis Torres, Beverly Morel and Harry Archilla. He studied Wind Ensemble with Hector Pantoja, Symphony Orchestra with Fermín Segarra and Chamber Music with Iván Mariani. After 6 years at the Escuela Libre de Música de San Juan, he graduated with a High School Music Diploma. While he was at the Escuela Libre de Música, he was at the Centro de Adiestramiento de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Training Center) and after 5 years he graduated with a Fine Arts Diploma. He participated two summers in "Berkley in Puerto Rico" with the professors from Berkley College of Music. There he studied Latin Jazz Ensemble with Eguie Catrillo, Jazz Theory and Jazz Ensemble with Jeff Galindo and later performed at the Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Fest 2005. That same summer, just a month before a trip with the Ballet Folclórico de Puerto Rico, (Puerto Rico Folkloric Ballet) he had an accident where he lost half of his right index finger.
Early Years
Professional Studies
In 2007 he was accepted at the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music) where he studied two years with the Miyazawa Artist and Principal Flute of the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, Josué Casillas. There he studied solfege with Luis Bermúdez and Victor Meléndez. He also studied music theory with Manuel Ceide and conducting with Roselín Pabón. He participated in the Flute Choir Conducted by Cynthia Cartagena, the Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Roselín Pabón and Chamber Music with Josué Casillas. In 2009, Bryan moved to North Carolina to study at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. There he studied with the Miyazawa Artist and International Soloist Dr. Tadeu Coelho. There he played with the UNCSA Wind Ensemble, Flute Quartet, Wind Quintet and the UNCSA Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the virtuoso flutist Ransom Wilson. In December 2010 he moved back to Puerto Rico. He is completing his Undergrad Degree at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music. Back in Puerto Rico he has performed with the Camerata Philharmonic Orchestra, Stastkapelle Quintet, the Jazz Quartet Trio D’4 and the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra where he is the first call flute and piccolo. He is giving solo performances and private lessons. Bryan García-Rolón has performed in different parts of the world including North and South America, Europe and the Caribbean.
“Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul.”
Bryan plays a Handmade 958 Silver Miyazawa Flute, C#Trill, D#Roller and Brögger System™
Headjoins = Handmade Miyazawa 14k Gold headjoin with Platinum riser, Handmade Miyazawa 958 Silver headjoin with 14k Gold Riser and a Handmade Rodger Young Kingwood head join.
Piccolo = Handmade Hammig Piccolo with grenadilla body and Hammig cocus wood headjoint.
Also, Bryan is using the new Custom RHINO Flute Stopper,
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