Juan Tovar is a Venezuelan clarinetist trained in El Sistema where he was an active orchestra musician, teacher and conductor until 2020. He holds a master’s degree in Clarinet Performance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he studied with Romie de Guise-Langlois. His previous studies focused on psychology and psychoanalysis, and he holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Universidad Rafael Urdaneta in Venezuela. Mr. Tovar has participated in international tours to Colombia, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia and later to Mexico, as an orchestra conductor. He was first clarinet of Maracaibo Symphony Orchestra and Simon Bolivar Concert Band in Venezuela, and is now a member of the New England Repertory Orchestra.