BIOGRAPHY
Jeisson Segura Herrera (1992–) holds a Master’s degree in Music with an emphasis in Orchestral Conducting and a minor in Choral Conducting from the Hochschule Luzern – Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (Switzerland). He is a graduate of the Conservatory of Music at the National University of Colombia, where he completed undergraduate studies in Conducting and Vocal Performance, and he also holds a specialization in Pedagogy from the National Pedagogical University of Colombia.
Additionally, he pursued orchestral conducting studies at the prestigious University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Austria), in the studio of Maestro Simeon Pironkov, and completed studies in voice and choral conducting at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon (France).
In December 2024, he was one of four finalists in the Almería International Conducting Competition (Spain), and in 2022 he was a semifinalist in the Brașov Philharmonic International Conducting Competition (Romania).
He has conducted orchestras, choirs, and symphonic wind bands in countries such as:
Colombia
Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia
Orquesta Filarmónica de Cali
Orquesta Nueva Filarmonía
Orquesta Sinfónica ASAB – Facultad de artes ASAB Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
Orquesta del Conservatorio de la universidad nacional de Colombia
Coro Nacional de Colombia
Banda Filarmónica Juvenil de la Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá
Banda sinfónica del conservatorio de música de la universidad nacional de Colombia
Banda Sinfónica INEM Francisco de Paula Santander
Orquesta Sinfónica EAFIT
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Germany
Berlin Sinfonietta
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Romania
Filarmonica Brașov
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Switzerland
Festival Strings Lucerne
Zentralschweizer Jugendsinfonieorchester
Orquesta Hochschule Luzern
Coro Sooregosler chörli Oberkirch
Coro de la Hochschule Luzern
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France
Orchestre national de Lyon
Ensemble Ars Nova
Coro del Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique et Danse de Lyon
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Bulgaria
Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra
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Spain
Orquesta Sinfónica Universidad de Almería
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Austria
Pro Arte Orchester MDW Wien
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Brazil
FEMUSC Symphony Orchestra
FEMUSC Symphonic Wind Band
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México
Chihuahua State Symphony Orchestra
He was awarded the Hadfy Foundation scholarship in Switzerland for a talented and promising music student at Hochschule Luzern, and he also received the COLFUTURO scholarship program to pursue his master’s studies. His versatility as a conductor and musician has led him to collaborate across a wide range of repertoires and contexts, demonstrating a strong commitment to artistic excellence and music education.
He is currently Assistant Conductor of the National Choir of Colombia, teaches conducting, and serves as Music Director of the ASAB Symphony Orchestra at the Faculty of Arts of the Francisco José de Caldas District University in Bogotá. Likewise, he is the coordinator of the Music Direction emphasis at the ASAB Faculty of Arts of Francisco José de Caldas District University.
Music is my life;
conducting, my passion.
Jeisson Segura Herrera