A musician from Puerto de la Cruz, band director and composer linked to the choral, lyrical and popular repertoire of the town.
Juan Reyes Bartlet was a musician from Puerto de la Cruz, a band director, composer and figure linked to the town's Municipal Music School.
Open biographyHe was a musician, poet, writer and composer. His career runs from musical studies in Icod and Madrid, through direction of the Municipal Band of Puerto de la Cruz, to founding the Municipal School of Music and producing works that cross zarzuela, song and choral music.
His importance lies in having shaped a recognisable musical memory for Puerto de la Cruz and in leaving scores that help explain the musical culture of northern Tenerife today.
His style combines song, zarzuela, choral pieces and band works, with an interest in lyrical writing and popular-rooted melody. Losing his sight in 1948 did not stop his creative activity.
This profile gathers a selective set of his works: María Adela, Patria Canaria, Serenata, El amor en cuarta plana, La Misa al Gran Poder de Dios, Salve Regina, El secreto del Indio, Tinerfeña and María de Magdalena.
His legacy is that of a creator who sustained the musical life of Puerto de la Cruz through the band, the school and the stage repertory, and whose name lives on in the Coral Reyes Bartlet.
His Canarian connection runs through Puerto de la Cruz, Icod de los Vinos, band music and the circulation of local repertories in Tenerife.
Una de sus composiciones más conocidas.
Poema sinfónico dentro de su obra.
Romanza para contralto.
Zarzuela en un acto.
Obra religiosa de mayor circulación local.
Pieza religiosa conservada en la memoria coral y bandística del Puerto de la Cruz.
Nace en Puerto de la Cruz.
En torno a esta etapa compone sus primeras obras conocidas.
Pierde la vista en 1948.
Muere en Puerto de la Cruz.
