Alexis

Kevin Sánchez Melgarejo


(Director musical)


A graduate of the Francisco Navarro Lara School of Orchestra and Band Conducting in Huelva, Spain, and with a diploma in Musical Psychopedagogy, he has studied under teachers such as David Eduardo Rocha Carbajal, Davidi Perez Olmedo, Eduardo Carlos Juárez, and Uriel Rodríguez Salazar. He has also completed a variety of courses in show creation and cultural management. Currently, he is pursuing a second degree in Entertainment Business Administration and Artistic Representation. He began his musical career with the Nezahualcóyotl Children's Symphony Orchestra, participating in international festivals such as the Festival de las Almas and the Cervantino Festival. Since 2019, he has served as the orchestra's musical director, leading them in over 60 concerts at various venues, including the Huayacocotla Carnival in Veracruz, presented by the Ministry of Culture, and a concert celebrating the 25th anniversary of the National Center for the Arts (CENART) at the Blas Galindo Auditorium. He collaborated on the project "Techno-Symphony Music of Emotions," supported by the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA), a concert for the 99th anniversary of the National Institute of Pediatrics at the World Trade Center, the staging of the ballet "Swan Lake" at the Nezahualcóyotl Acolmixtli Auditorium, and participation in the commemorative parade for the 111th anniversary of the start of the Mexican Revolution in the Zócalo of Mexico City. In 2022, he received a grant from the System of Support for Creation and Cultural Projects with the RescatARTE Mexico on Stage Artistic Groups 2022 project. He has conducted various groups, such as the Azcapotzalco Children's and Youth Orchestra, conducting nine performances as concert director in the play "The Demons of La Llorona." He participated in the opera "La Mare Del Peixos" as director of interactivity and audio effects at the CENART Theater of the Arts. He directed the 11th edition from the Tepotzotlán Youth Orchestra Encounter. He conducted the Costa Rican Trumpet Academy Ensemble at “FESTIBRASS” Soloists Concert under the direction of Maestro Alexis Morales in 2021 and 2022, sharing the stage with Maestro Juan Manuel Arpero. He won the Rozst Foundation competition, being invited to conduct the orchestra during the 2021-22 period. In the summer of 2022, he undertook an international tour with 38 performances in France, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia at festivals organized by the International Congress of Folklore Festivals (UNESCO).