Rubén Rodríguez Ferreira

As a child, he didn’t stop drawing. Then he began to sing, to play the piano and percussion, and somehow, a trombone fell into his hands. And he kept drawing. He studied the trombone, and with it he traveled around Colombia, Europe, Central America, South America, and North America, sometimes playing, sometimes teaching, and sometimes conducting. But he kept drawing. Today, he is still teaching, playing, writing, and conducting. And yep, he keeps drawing. Ruben Rodriguez is the Director of the Yale School of Music's Music in Schools Initiative in New Haven. A distinguished alumnus of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse de Lyon, he holds a Master in Music from Yale. With over 30 years dedicated to music, Ruben has enriched global communities through performance, education, and innovative projects that introduce music to underprivileged children. An acclaimed author and illustrator of children's books, he resides in New Haven, CT, with his family, continuing to inspire through his multifaceted career in arts.