“Hi everyone! It’s a pleasure to present to myself in this new Music and Stars Awards’ Magazine! I’m Iván Villar Sanz, a Spanish clarinet player and I was part of the jury of their online competition.
I started my musical studies at 8 with Mr. Mefre, my very first teacher who
nowadays has become like one of my family member. I obtained the Bachelor of Music Degree of Clarinet in 2015 at CSM “Manuel Castillo” in Seville, with Mr. Trigos. I remember these were so hard years, he was very exigent with his students and I’m sure that my current style of playing is due to his mode of teaching.
In 2018 I got the Master Degree of Clarinet at ISSM “Vecchi-Tonelli” in Modena (Italy) under the guide of Mr. Giuffredi and Mr. Meloni. It was a really beautiful time for me because I had the opportunity of studying with two of the most important Italian clarinetists, and I got to learn a new language (I love learning new languages and cultures!).
My philosophy of teaching has been formed with the different philosophies of all my former teachers. I have tried to get the best thing of each one to be a better musician and a good music teacher. I think the most important thing when you teach music is give good human values which allow the students to be a better person. If they get good musical capacities as well, much better!!!
Some of the most important achievements in my career are getting to play in different orchestras and being winner of the 2nd prize of Clarinet Celebration 2019 Youth Competition in Portland (EEUU). It was really a great experience. I also have to thank my instrument which has allowed me to travel a lot in the last years: United States, Canada, Belgium, China, Tunisia, Switzerland, France, Italy, England, Poland, etc.
In addition, I’m part of the Backun and Légère family since some years ago. It’s a privilege for me some of the biggest brands in the clarinet field trust in myself as artist.
I love listening different music styles such as latin, jazz, flamenco, classical… I could give you some names like Camarón de la Isla, Paquito D’Rivera, Juan Luis Guerra, Karajan, and much others. In the clarinet field, I have to say that I love the fantastic playing of all of my clarinet former teachers, of course! I consider myself a lucky person because I
can listen to their live performances very often.
Lastly, if I were to go to a desert island I would bring this 3 CDs with me: La
Leyenda del Tiempo by Camarón de la Isla, Brahms 1-4 Symphonies by Karajan and Danzón (Dance on) by Arturo Sandoval.
Anyway, I would prefer to bring with me a MP3 player device because you can put a lot of different music in!
Without further ado, I hope all of you are safe and sound, and I can not wait to perform for an audience soon again.”