Jesús Serrano Huitrón is a classical guitarist working at the intersection of musical performance, film, and digitally mediated formats. His practice spans solo and collaborative projects, audiovisual works, recordings, and independent publishing, engaging with both concert and exhibition contexts.

 

His work focuses on performance as a situated and mediated practice, exploring how musical presence, gesture, and sound are transformed through audiovisual translation and digital circulation. He collaborates closely with composers, choreographers, and artists, contributing to the creation and documentation of contemporary repertoire and interdisciplinary projects.

  • Solo and collaborative classical guitar performance
  • Audiovisual and performance-based film projects
  • Recording and publishing through Ziricote Records and partner labels
  • Work presented in concerts, festivals, cultural institutions, and digital platforms

 

For detailed media, selected projects, and booking information:

Awards & Prizes

Recipient of 30+ First Prizes and 70+ international and national awards at major classical guitar competitions between 2007 and 2024, with distinctions across Europe, North America, and Latin America. Awards include top prizes in Germany, Canada, the United States, and Mexico, reflecting sustained international recognition at the highest competitive level.

1st prize

In Germany: 

  • 1st Prize — International Guitar Competition Nordhorn (2019)

In Canada

  • 1st Prize — International Guitar Competition Montreal (2017)

In the United States: 

  • 1st Prize — International Guitar Competition Louisville (2018) 
  • 1st Prize — International Guitar Competition Classical Minds (2017)
  • 1st Prize — International Guitar Competition Annual Texas UTD (2017)
  • 1st Prize — International Guitar Competition Florida, Tallahassee (2016)
  • 1st Prize — International Guitar Competition SouthernGuitarfest (2016)
  • 1st Prize — International Guitar Competition Lone Star (2016)
  • 1st Prize — International Guitar Competition Boston (2015)
  • 1st Prize — International Guitar Competition San Francisco Bay (2015)
  • 1st Prize — International Guitar Competition Indiana (2014)
  • 1st Prize — International Guitar Competition MTSU, Tennessee (2014)
  • 1st Prize — International Guitar Competition Columbus (2014)

 In Mexico:

  • 1st Prize — International Guitar Competition Culiacán (2024)
  • 1st Prize — National Guitar Competition Paracho (2020)
  • 1st Prize — National Guitar Competition GuitaRedUV (2020)
  • 1st Prize — National Guitar Competition CNM (2018)
  • 1st Prize — International Guitar Competition Taxco (2017)
  • 1st Prize — National Guitar Competition Saltillo (2017)
  • 1st Prize — National Guitar Competition Zapopan (2016)
  • 1st Prize — National Guitar Competition UACJ, Chihuahua (2013)
  • 1st Prize — National Guitar Competition Xalapa (2013)
  • 1st Prize — International Guitar Competition Virtuosismo Guitarrístico (2012)
  • 1st Prize — International Guitar Competition Fronteras, Chihuahua (2012)
  • 1st Prize — National Guitar Competition BUAP (2011)
  • 1st Prize — National Guitar Competition Revueltas (2011)
  • 1st Prize — National Guitar Competition Ramón Noble (2011)
  • 1st Prize — National Guitar Competition Ciudad de Colima (2011)
  • 1st Prize — National Guitar Competition Ixtlahuaca (2008)
  • 1st Prize — National Guitar Competition Paracho, Intermediate Category (2007)

 

Other Prizes & Distinctions

  • 2nd Prize — International Guitar Competition Twents (2024)
  • 2nd Prize — International Guitar Competition Tampere (2019)
  • 2nd Prize — International Guitar Competition Rhode Island (2019)
  • 2nd Prize — International Guitar Competition Boulder (2019)
  • 2nd Prize — International Guitar Competition Culiacán (2019)
  • 2nd Prize — International Guitar Competition Guimarães (2019)
  • 2nd Prize — International Guitar Competition Rhode Island (2018) 
  • 2nd Prize — International Guitar Competition Louisville (2016)
  • 2nd Prize — International Guitar Competition Texas Lone Star (2015)
  • 2nd Prize — International Guitar Competition A&M Texas (2014)
  • 2nd Prize — International Guitar Competition UTD Texas (2014)
  • 2nd Prize — International Guitar Competition Culiacan (2013)
  • 2nd Prize — International Guitar Competition Indiana (2012)
  • 2nd Prize — National Guitar Competition Xalapa (2012)
  • 2nd Prize — National Guitar Competition Tijuana (2013)
  • 2nd Prize — National Guitar Competition Paracho (2013)
  • 2nd Prize — National Guitar Competition Paracho (2012)
  • 2nd Prize — National Guitar Competition Chihuahua (2011)
  • 2nd Prize — National Guitar Competition Taxco (2011)

 

  • 3rd Prize — International Guitar Competition Zagreb (2019)
  • 3rd Prize — International Guitar Competition ECU (2018)
  • 3rd Prize — International Guitar Competition A&M Texas (2016)
  • 3rd Prize — International Guitar Competition Culiacán (2015)
  • 3rd Prize — National Guitar Competition Taxco (2014)
  • 3rd Prize — National Guitar Competition Saltillo (2013)
  • 3rd Prize — National Guitar Competition Taxco (2012)
  • 4th Prize — International Guitar Competition Sevilla (2019)
  • 4th Prize — International Guitar Competition Miami FIU (2018)
  • 4th Prize — National Guitar Competition Saltillo (2015)

 

  • Special Prize — Best Performance of the Set Piece (Eduardo Martín), Taxco (2011)
  • Special Prize — Best Performance of a Work by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Culiacán (2019)
  • Special Prize — Concert Award, Culiacán (2019)
  • Special Prize — Recording Contract, Tampere (2019)
  • Audience Prize — International Guitar Competition Nordhorn (2019)
  • Honourable Mention — International Guitar Competition Annual Texas UTD (2015)
  • Honourable Mention — National Guitar Competition, Conservatorio Nacional de Música
  • (2012)

Discography

Jesus Serrano Huitron is a currently inactive member of 3nsambl3, a Mexican guitar ensemble, who came together with the purpose to form an original repertoire, based on unique and unpublished compositions, arrangements and transcriptions, as well as fostering improvisation. 

Next to his addition as a virtuous guitarist, he allowed the group to be technologically independent, since his studies in audio engineering and recording gear have let him record the group ("Santo Antonio" and "Fantasía Tropical", this last one as a quartet with Ernesto García de León) with outstanding results. 

Jesus is currently active as an audio engineer for several projects and is open for new ones for anyone interested in his services and recording gear (link).

Partners & Supporters

Carreño Foundation

Guitar Fort Worth

Repertoire

 Music dedicated to Jesus Serrano

 

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