""The Symphonic Festival Orchestra enraptured a public of 1200 people. Fantastic!!!" (Jornal de Poços, 23.01.2001

“The MMF ended yesterday in grand style with the Symphonic and String Orchestras concert … the spectacle was characterized by the interaction between public and orchestras, confirming thus the festival's slogan: “Classical Music for All” ** Mantiqueira Newspaper 1/2/2004

“ In five years of existence, the MMF is a symbol of the transforming power that music can bring into a city. ** ( Viva Musica Anuario 2004 – The Transformation Power of Music in a City: The Poços de Caldas example. )

“It was not less surprising to see the city's Mayer Paulo Thadeu, who stood up to applaud the young student musicians while playing the Brahm's Fourth Symphony with the same enthusiasm of a heavy metal band. Efficiency and quality musicians are not a problem for us … For this city we can expect very soon not only medicine water wells but also fontains of refined sounds. ” ( Maestro Julio Medaglia – Concerto Magazine / March-2004 )

Maestro

Jean Reis earned his Masters Degree in Orchestral Conducting and Violin Performance from Andrews University and University of Redlands. His conducting tutoring included maestros Dr. Zvonimir Hacko, Dr. Marvin Rabin, Dr. Jon Robertson, Dr. Keith Igarashi, Dr. Eleazar de Carvalho, and choir conducting with Dr. Jeff Rickard.

At 18 years old, he organized the Symphonic and String Orchestra at Instituto Adventista de Ensino – IAE, Brazil , with presentations at main musical centers in Brazil . He later went to United States where he occupied positions as maestro at University of Redlands ' Community Music School Orchestra, also at Andrews University Early Music Ensemble, Yucaipa Presbyterian Church Choir, Cassopolis Presbyterian Church Choir, Andrews University Summer Choir, and Andrews University Summer Orchestra.

Returning to Brazil was maestro for “Jovens Solistas do Brasil” Orchestra ( Brazil's Youth Solists Orchestra ) at São Paulo TV Cultura Television Channel, maestro and Art Director of Symphonic Orchestra of Poços de Caldas city, invited conductor at Cultural Symphonic Orchestra and Jazz Symphonic Orchestra of São Paulo, Brazil.

In year 1999 was invited by Maestro Benito Juarez to be the assistant conductor for the Campinas Symphonic Orchestra, where under his guidance the Campinas Youth Orchestra Orchestra was organized. Through competition, he won the position of conductor of the Americana Symphonic Orchestra.

Acted as adjunct maestro for the musical play “Beauty and the Beast” in 2002/2003 and on the musical play “ Chicago ”, in 2004.

In 2005 conducted an Argentina premiers of the argentinian composer Enrique Roel (Imaginario) and the brazilian composer Edmundo Villani Cortes (Sinfonia Sinfonia para Banda Sinfônica) In the USA premiered the Sinfonia Brasileira by Arthyr Barbosa and Concerto para Piano e Orquestra by Guilherme Bernstein Seixas with the worldwide known pianist Licia Lucas at the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale

in the past year was a returning guest conductor to USA performing the Concerto for String Quartet by Radamés Gnatalli with the Quarteto da Cidade de São Paulo (São Paulo city String Quartet) as soloists. Was at stage with the Orquestra Sinfônica da Universidade de Caxias do Sul and Orquestra Filarmonica de Mendoza (Argetina), among others.

Presently Jean is the Artistic Director of the Music on the Mountains Festival, acting as Artistic Director, Maestro, and Instrumental Conducting Professor. Heading for its 9th edition in January -2008, the festival is a total public and academic activities success in all performed editions, as confirmed by local and specialized critics. Is the founder and Music Director of the Versatilis Orchestra, Brass Versatilis and Versatilis String Quartet.

Among his activities in 2007, Jean will be conducting Rachmaninov Symphony N0.2 and the the opera Rigoletto by Verdi in Mendoza, Argentina. In the USA will be responsible for the first auditon of the Violin Concerto No.1 by Arthur Barbosa at The Universtity of Southern Mississipi. In Brasil, as Artistic Director, will start in August the first edition of the Brasil Instrumental Andradas, a new event for brazilian instrumental music.