About

Antonio Sanz Escallón is a composer and pianist that focuses on projects involving elements of theatre, poetry and music. His work often explores unusual, surreal, intense, and mystic experiences through sounds and texts that embody such states.

He has received commissions from the Galveston Symphony, the Baltimore Classical Guitar Society, the AURA Contemporary Ensemble, saxophonist Salvador Flores and mezzo-soprano Audrey Welsh. Additionally, he has written for the Peabody Jazz Ensemble, Hub New Music, the Loadbang ensemble, Ensemble Concept/21, The Rhythm Method Quartet and violinist Barbora Kolářová among others. His music has been heard at a variety of venues, including the Performing Media Festival, The North American Saxophone Alliance and the Blaffer Art Gallery. He has participated in the Curtis Summerfest, the Lake George Music Festival, and the Red Note Music Festival as a composer.

As a collaborative pianist, Antonio has worked with numerous performers in Houston and Baltimore. He currently works as a conservatory accompanist at the Peabody Institute.

Antonio received a bachelor’s degree in composition at the Moores School of Music where he studied with Rob Smith and Marcus Karl Maroney. He is currently working toward his master’s degree in composition studying under Kevin Puts at the Peabody Institute.