Background
Zapata, Joseph John Amante y was born on May 23, 1963 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Jose Amil Amante and Dolores Irene Zapata.
Zapata, Joseph John Amante y was born on May 23, 1963 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Jose Amil Amante and Dolores Irene Zapata.
Bachelor, Point Loma Nazarene University, 1987. Master of Music, New England Conservatory, 1989. DMA in Musical Arts, University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1993.
Program administrator The Rabb School Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1994—2000. Assistant professor music department CCRI, Warwick, since 2000.
Administrative fellow Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Board member Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra, Providence, since 2006. Member of American Choral Directors Association (president 2005-2007), Mu Phi Epsilon (Beta chapter).
Married Theresa Anne Deeney, June 20, 1992. Children: Christian Joseph Amante, Olivia Amadea Amante.