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Puerto Rican Flutist Juan Antonio Rivera has appeared with numerous organizations such as Ballet Austin, Waco Symphony Orchestra, Waco Lyric Opera, Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra, State Street Ballet, Temple Civic Chorus, Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Opera de la Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, Valley Symphony Orchestra, Celestial Opera Orchestra, Opera by the Glass Orchestra, Hawkmore Lyric Opera Orchestra, Oasis Chamber Music and Opera Productions. As a soloist, Mr. Rivera has performed Vivaldi's Piccolo Concerto with the Valley Symphony Orchestra and Los Angeles Symphonic Winds. In 2017, Mr. Rivera performed Cecile Chaminade’s Concertino for flute in the Ojai Libbey Bowl. Most recently, he has performed Mozart’s Flute Concerto in G with the Ojai Pops Orchestra and Bizet/Borne/Shostac Carmen Fantasy with the Los Angeles Symphonic Winds. Currently, Mr. Rivera is playing Principal Flute with the Los Angeles Symphonic Winds, Ojai Pops Orchestra, Genesis Opera Theater Orchestra, Mission Opera and Symphony of the Vines. Mr. Rivera received a Bachelor of Music in flute performance from the Baylor University School of Music and a Masters of Fine Art in flute performance from The California Institute of the Arts Herb Alpert School of Music.