Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Featured Sarasota Orchestra Director

SANTA CLARA, CA — Classical conductor Giancarlo Guerrero, the music director of Sarasota Orchestra, joined Puerto Rican pop star Bad Bunny during his star-studded Super Bowl LX halftime show on Sunday night.

Guerrero, a six-time GRAMMY award winner, was seen conducting a group of young string players during the show at Levi’s Stadium in the San Francisco Bay area, Sarasota Orchestra said in a news release.

He’s the first classical musician to be featured in the halftime show since Gustavo Dudamel’s appearance with YOLA in 2016.

“Bad Bunny is a multi-talented artist who plays so many kinds of Hispanic music. It doesn’t just feel familiar, the music feels like home. It was quite an amazing experience to be a part of,” Guerrero said. “There are so many brilliant artists involved with the creation of this show and it was beyond inspiring to work with them and watch it all come together. How exciting to be a part of it all!”

He added, “Both my daughters and wife are huge fans of Bad Bunny. If I wouldn’t have jumped at this opportunity, they would never have forgiven me!”

Born in Nicaragua, Guerrero immigrated to Costa Rica during his childhood. He joined a local youth symphony there before coming to the United States for his studies.

He earned degrees in percussion and conducting from Baylor University in Texas and Northwestern University in Chicago.

His own early experiences with civic youth orchestras inspired Guerrero’s investment in “sharing the transformative power of classical music with young people from diverse backgrounds,” Sarasota Orchestra said.

The conductor noted that he didn’t grow up listening to classical music at home – his father enjoyed mariachi and his mom loved Julio Iglesias.

In addition to his work with the Sarasota Orchestra, he is also the artistic director and principal conductor of the Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago and the music director laureate of the Nashville Symphony.

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