Baltazar Juárez was born in Mexico City and began at an early age to study mexican folk harp with his father Baltazar Juarez Madrid, later he entered the National Conservatory of Mexico. He completed his studies with Susana Mildonian at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Siena, Italy; and Distinguished Professor Susann McDonald at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA, where he obtained his Performer Diploma and Artist Diploma. He has the distinction of being invited to be part of the jury at the USA International Harp Competition, Bloomington, Indiana, USA, 2013; and being the “Guest Artist” for the 41st annual conference of the American Harp Society in June 2014. Baltazar is the Principal Harpist of the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico and has performed both as a soloist and as an orchestral musician in different parts of the world. His great commitment with teaching stands out, he has trained successful students as well as serving concurrently as head of the Harp Departments at the School-Orchestra Carlos Chávez, at the UNAM Music Faculty and the Ollin Yoliztli School of Music. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Mexico International Harp Competition and Festival, which is a worldwide benchmark and has established itself as the most important harp event in Latin America.

Santiago Di Morales was born in Veracruz, Mexico. 

He completed his undergraduate studies at Indiana University Jacob School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana, with Distinguished Professor Susann McDonald, and also with Dr. Erzsébet Gaál-Rinne. He traveled specifically to Nice, France, to study “Le Cour de Perfectionament” with Mme. Elizabeth Fontan-Binoche, where he lived for four years. Santiago Di Morales won Second Prize in the UNESCO International Competition in 2005. He is the first Mexican to win First Prize, Premier Nome, at the Conservatoire de Cannes, where he studied with Mme. Lucille Dabos. He subsequently represented France at the Cannes Conservatoire Laureates in Concert du Festival de Jeunes Talents on Russian television. With Prof. Mme. Elizabeth Fontan-Binoche traveled to China in the fall of 2005 and 2006 to teach and perform at the Shanghai and Beijing conservatories.

In 2006, he was specifically invited by Mme. Edwige Motte to be a member of the jury for the 3rd International Harp Competition at the Ville de Lille, France, the first Mexican to receive this honor. He was the Founding Professor of the Harp Chair for seven years at the Cabañas Cultural Institute, the first in the history of the entire state of Jalisco and Western Mexico. Currently, Professor Santiago Di Morales is the creator of Arpa Aureus. Established on July 3, 2020, he will develop the ideas of online and in-person teaching based on his career in different countries. His album L’Eternal Reveur, heard on 105.1 FM and online, features music from Handel to Tournier, as well as German, Spanish, Czechoslovakian, Russian, and French music. Santiago Di Morales promotes the harp to different generations of harpists while introducing the instrument to the public. He is currently the executive secretary of the International Harp Festival and Competition in Mexico City, which takes place every three years.

Mabel Rodríguez is graduated from the Escuela Nacional de Música, UNAM. She studied under the direction of teacher Lidia Tamayo and later Rimsky Korsakov Conservatory in St.Petersburg, Russia Tower and teachers Tatiana Nadieshda Nikitischna. He participated for several years in various symphony orchestras in our country. Mabel studied Master  of Music – Music Education at the Faculty of Music of the UNAM under the guidance of Dr. Graciela Guadalupe Martinez Salgado (+) and received the title in 2010 with honors. Today isdedicated to teaching, she is in charge of the chair of harp at the School of Music at the National Arts Centre. Also, part of the Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Cuauhtemoc.

Originally from Torreón, Coahuila, teacher José Enrique Guzmán studied harp at the National Conservatory of Music in Mexico City, under the direction of teachers Judith Flores Alatorre and Mercedes Gómez Benet. He continued taking improvement courses with teachers Ursula Mazurek (Poland), Cecilia de Majo (Venezuela) and Catherine Michel (France). He has participated in important music festivals in the country giving solo harp recitals and chamber music with different ensembles. As a soloist he participated with different important orchestras in Mexico. In 2019, his artistic career was recognized with the “UANL 2019 Arts Award” in the area of Auditory Arts, a recognition granted by the Autonomous University of Nuevo León to outstanding artists in different disciplines.

At the same time, he has also developed his career as a composer, performing works by commission for different Festivals and Harp Contests in the country. His works have been interpreted and recorded by different national and foreign harpists. He has made five professional record productions: “Five centuries of music for harp” (2006), “Harp of the angels, Mexican music for harp” (2007), “Las Posadas”, Christmas music for solo harp (2012), “Drawings on amate paper” original compositions for harp (2017) and “Vitrales de Navidad”, Christmas music for flute and harp (2019). He held the position of Principal Harpist of the Symphony Orchestra of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León from 1996 to 2007. He is currently Principal Harpist of the UANL Chamber Orchestra and Professor of Harp at the Faculty of Music of the same University.

An outstanding harpist and member of the Musas Harp Ensemble, she studied at the Carlos Chávez Orchestra-School of Music with Maestro Baltazar Juárez. She is a prolific musician with a wide musical spectrum, performing in orchestras, popular and folk music, and as a soloist.

A member of Musas Harp Ensemble, she is a harpist who has developed a deep interest in chamber music and is also very dynamic in orchestral activities. She studied at the Carlos Chávez Orchestra-School under the baton of Maestro Baltazar Juárez.