Juan Bautista Espinola

b.: June 24, 1894 (La Vega, Dominican Republic) d.: September 29, 1923 (La Vega, Dominican Republic) Dominican musician (clarinetist), composer and arranger, who had a brief but productive artistic career. He also formed his own orchestra, called Lira Vegana. He was the first Dominican composer to whom the RCA Victor recorded his creations.