Mike canales biography
•
Michael Canales
Music Director – Composer – Conductor
Maestro Michael Canales studied principles of composition and improvisation with Dr. Richard Grayson at Occidental College. He graduated in 1985 and proceeded to study composition with Dr. Aurelio da la Vega at California State University at Northridge, whereat he received his Master’s Degree in 1988. His Master’s Thesis “Inside Out” a one act musikdrama, was the first operatic work written and produced by either a lärjunge or faculty member in the history of California State University at Northridge. The work was awarded the inaugural Leda Campo Award for outstanding composition.
Maestro Canales established himself first as a conductor and producer of new music then focused specifically on the standard operatic repertoire, including the major operatic works of Mozart, Verdi, Puccini and Wagner. He founded the Pasadena Lyric Opera in 1996. The company’s first production, Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, attracted the at
•
Mike Canales (born June 21, 1961) is an American college football coach and former player. He was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the University of North Texas, a position he held from 2010 to 2015. He became the interim head coach of the Mean Green twice, after the firing of Todd Dodge in 2010 and the firing of Dan McCarney in 2015. After a brief stint with Utah State in 2016, he was named the Quarterbacks Coach at the University of Tennessee in January 2017, reuniting with Offensive Coordinator Larry Scott, with whom he worked while at the University of South Florida. In December 2017, Canales became the offensive coordinator at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Canales attended Utah State University, where he was a three-year starting quarterback on the football team.[1]
Coaching career[]
During the 2010 season at North Texas, he was promoted from offensive coordinator to interim head coach after the mid-season termination of his predecessor
•
Mike Canales
American football player and coach (born 1961)
Michael Sid Canales (born June 21, 1961) is an American football coach and former player. He is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Southeastern University, positions he has held since 2023. He previously was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the University of North Texas, a position he held from 2010 to 2015. He became the interim head coach of the Mean Green twice, after the firing of Todd Dodge in 2010 and Dan McCarney in 2015. After a brief stint with Utah State in 2016, he was named the quarterbacks coach at the University of Tennessee in January 2017, reuniting with offensive coordinator Larry Scott, with whom he worked while at the University of South Florida. From 2018 until 2020, Canales was the offensive coordinator at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Canales attended Utah State University, where he was a three-year starting quarterback on the football team.[1