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Oscar Salazar Professional Percussionist and Marimba Soloist.

Oscar Salazar         

Oscar Salazar Zuñiga was born in Toluca, in the state of Mexico. He received his bachelor´s degree in Percussion Performance from the Mexico State Conservatory of Music, where he graduated with an Honorable Mention. His instructor, and guide during his artistic education was Professor José Luis Barquera Guerrero, percussionist with the Mexico State Symphony Orchestra.

 

 

 

 

In the year 2000, Oscar began to take summer workshops and master classes in different educational institutions such as McGill Conservatory of Music in Montreal Canada, with instructor Pierre Janh, Juilliard School of Music with instructor Daniel Druckman, Christopher S. Lamb, and Roland Kohloff, musician with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

In 2000 he becomes part of the percussion section with the Querétaro State Philharmonic Orchestra, and in 2002    is promoted to Timpanist in the same orchestra.