Jacob Galván is a classical music composer based in Corpus Christi, Texas. His works have been featured as the main attraction in the Julian Gold "Strings and Style" fashion show(featured in the Caller Times), have accompanied entire masses in church, and have been presented multiple times in the Corpus Christi Performing Arts Center.
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Biography
Jacob Galván was born April 9, 1992 in Harlingen, a small Texan town in the Rio Grande Valley. Although he was not exposed to any type of music education until the sixth grade, Jacob took quickly to percussion after joining the local school band. As a teen, Jacob taught himself how to play the guitar, piano, sing, and also furthered his development in percussion. After graduating high school, Jacob became a student at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX where he studied Pharmacy and Chemistry for one year. Knowing that music was his true calling, Jacob moved closer to his home and enrolled at TAMU-CC in the Fall of 2011.
He studied under the direction of Arlene Long and Dr. Richard McDonald (TAMU-CC). After graduating from TAMU-CC in May 2015, Jacob now composes and conducts large scale works for chamber ensembles, orchestra, piano, organ, and choir. His works have been featured in a variety of venues throughout Corpus Christi.
Awards
He has recently won a composer’s competition sponsored by the Corpus Christi Symphony Guild, and wrote and conducted music for a local fashion show.
Personal life
He currently lives in Corpus Christi.
Composition style
Jacob writes in a neo-baroque style that is a composite of influences from his favorite composers, most notably Johann Sebastian Bach and Henry Purcell. Jacob's pieces are highly contrapuntal, focusing more on solid horizontal melodies versus vertical harmonies. The main composition techniques used in his works are imitation and fugue.