Camilo Jauregui Rubio

Residing in Pittsburgh, Camilo Jauregui plays an important role in various musical projects, groups, and ensembles throughout the Pennsylvania area as a percussionist and soloist. He serves as the Kiltie Band Percussion Instructor at Carnegie Mellon University, Percussion Teacher at Waynesburg University, and Percussion Instructor at South Fayette High School, and Percussionist at the Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra and West Hill Symphonic Band. 

Mr. Jauregui's diverse background as a percussionist, composer and conductor takes him worldwide, allowing him to share and acquire knowledge of world music, with a particular focus on the impact of music education in postwar zones.

With prior teaching experience at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul, Afghanistan, The Music Project in Sri Lanka, “Tocar y Luchar” and "Programa Para la Excelencia en Musica" in Bogota, Colombia, Mr. Jauregui has enriched his pedagogical experiences.

As the founder and general director of the Banda Sinfonica Metropolitana de Bogota, Mr. Jauregui has significantly influenced the musical landscape. Moreover, he is the co-founder and co-director of Camerata 33, establishing the first and only Latin-American Chamber Orchestra in the Pittsburgh area. 

His artistic residencies include notable collaborations with the National Ballet of Cuba and the Sinfonica Cundinamarca in Colombia.

Mr. Jauregui holds a master’s degree in music from Corpas University, and currently enrolled in a Master in Musicology at the La Rioja University in Spain, complemented by bachelor’s degrees in Percussion Performance and Conducting.

His creative output includes numerous compositions for percussion, string and wind ensembles, as well as solo pieces. Notably, his series of small pieces, "Music in a Social Distance for not conventional instruments” and "Retazos for Solo Instruments," have been frequently performed in various countries. He actively participates in both academic and popular musical groups in the local area.

B.A. University Juan N. Corpas