Dr. Juan Saldivar, Jr. is the newly appointed Adjunct Professor of Trombone at Texas A&M University.  Dr. Saldivar has performed across the country as a soloist, orchestral, and chamber musician and has prioritized performing newly commissioned works for trombone and bass trombone. He has performed with ensembles such as the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, Austin Symphony Orchestra, Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra, and Laredo Theater Guild to name a few.  

As an educator, Dr. Saldivar has taught in Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, and Texas as both a clinician and private instructor. Dr. Saldivar also served as band director at the Montopolis IDEA Public School in Austin, TX where he designed the curriculum for both the district middle and high school band programs. This pilot band program design was eventually used as the model for the Austin IDEA Public School region. 

Recently, Dr. Saldivar has partnered with principal trombonist Alex Lopez Velarde of the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico, renowned American pianist Andreas Han Landstedt, and Mexican guitarist Daniel Monroy Reyes to form the chamber ensemble, Border Bones. The ensemble’s goal is to create a platform for marginalized and underrepresented composers. Border Bones recently released their first album Between Borders in the Spring 2023 on New Branch Records. 

A native of Laredo, TX, Dr. Juan Saldivar Jr. received a Bachelor of Music in Performance from Texas A&M University – Kingsville, a Master of Music from the University of New Mexico, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Saldivar has had the opportunity to study and learn from Dr. Oscar Diaz, Jr., Dr. Christopher Buckholz, Dr. Richard White, Dave Tall, and Professor Bradley Kerns. 

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