Joan Baptista
Joan Baptista Espadaler Colomer
Sant Quirze de Besora , 1878
Sant Quirze de Besora , 1917
Sant Quirze de Besora , 1917
Biography
Composer
Disciple of Enric Morera, he conducted Orfeó Canigó in Barcelona between 1908 and 1911. He was director of the Conservatori de Vic, where he promoted various musical projects such as the orchestra, the Orfeó Vigatà or the publication Arxiu. He collaborated in publications such as La Veu de Catalunya and Revista Musical Catalana.
Together with Carme Karr he composed the zarzuela El testament d'Amèlia (1908) and the opera Almodis, as well as different songs and sardanas.