Xurxo MORALES VARELA
JLV AMBASSADOR
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The JLV ligature surprised me with the ease it brings, along with a rich sound and remarkable projection.
It offers smooth response across all registers, great tonal flexibility, and clearly enhances the timbre, providing true playing pleasure while optimizing reed performance.
THE BIOGRAPHY OF XURXO MORALES VARELA
Xurxo Morales Varela, a young Galician saxophonist with an already promising career, has distinguished himself through numerous international awards and prestigious collaborations.
Trained under masters such as Claude Delangle and Vincent David, he performs both as a soloist with orchestra and in chamber music.
Winner in 2024 of the Best Score Prize at the Sax n.Dole competition, he continues his rise at the CNSMD of Paris.
Xurxo Morales Varela, born in Lugo in 2003, began the saxophone at the age of 5 with his father at the Rábade School of Music.
At 8, he entered the CMUS “Xoán Montes” of Lugo in the class of Alberto López, where he obtained his Professional Diploma with highest honors.
Winner of his school’s soloist competition, he received honorable mention in 2018 and 2019, then won first prize in 2020.
Representing the Professional Conservatories of Music of Galicia at the national Melómanos competition in 2019 and 2020, he won the regional Intercentros Melómano edition in Galicia.
In 2021, he took 3rd prize in the Young Talents category of the Andorra Sax Fest.
He trained with internationally renowned saxophonists such as Nikita Zimin, Nicolas Arsenijevic, Vincent David, Arno Bornkamp, and Claude Delangle.
A finalist in the 11th edition of the Peregrinos Musicales competition, he performed as a soloist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Galicia.
Currently a student at the Higher School of Music of the Basque Country (Musikene) with Miguel A. Lorente and Thomas Barthelemy, he was selected in his first year by the academic jury to represent the institution in a double recital at the Juan March Foundation (Madrid) in 2023.
In 2024, he won 3rd prize in the final of the Sax n.Dole International Competition (France), as well as the prize for the best cumulative score over the three rounds.
Admitted to the Erasmus Exchange at the CNSMD of Paris in the classes of Nicolas Arsenijevic and Christophe Bois, he is also pursuing his activities with the Oxygen Quartet, an award-winning ensemble that is part of the Spanish Young Music Network.
HIS SAXOPHONE EQUIPMENT
Beyond the sound quality and projection it offers, what surprised me most with this ligature is without a doubt the ease of playing.
I had never felt so comfortable with so many aspectsof the saxophone.
The response across all registers, the wide dynamic range, the richness of colors… this is truly a thoroughly accomplished ligature!Honestly, I had never really believed in the impact a ligature could have until I tried the JLV.
It is truly worth adopting.
It brings real ease of emission, greater tonal flexibility, and a clear improvement in timbre.
It provides genuine playing pleasure and allows many more reeds to work well.
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