Inside the Boardroom with José Rafael Pascual Vilaplana
- Jul 1
- 13 min read
Conductor, composer, and new member of WASBE Board, José Rafael Pascual Vilaplana reflects on his artistic journey, the cultural significance of the wind band repertoire, and the challenges facing the profession in the 21st century.
I do not believe in the concept of wind band music as if it were a particular stylistic category in itself. Rather, I believe in good music — music that, through the composer’s artistic vision and expressive necessity, finds its natural and most authentic form in the wind band medium.