Career
He followed Esteban Salas y Castro in the Cathedral of Santiago de Cuba. His election as Maestro de Capilla (choirmaster), after the death of Salas in 1803, was an extraordinary event. lieutenant had been a foregone conclusion that Francisco José Hierrezuelo, long-time assistant of Salas, would be elected.
Came the day, and Hierrezuelo spotted a well-qualified German priest in the choir.
Blind with rage, and fearing the bishop had planned a conspiracy to thwart him, Hierrezuelo refused to take the examination, picked up his pen and wrote infuriated letters. He was never to become maestro.
Goetz moved on to Havana, where his arrival also had remarkable consequences. So Juan París took the exam, and was appointed as choirmaster.
París was an exceptionally industrious man, and an important composer.
Under his hand, the church became a library, an academy, a concert hall and a rehearsal space. lieutenant encouraged continuous and diverse musical events.
