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PERFORMER| EDUCATOR| ARRANGER
ABOUT
"Miami-based flutist performs with a level of maturity unusual for his age."
Dr. Raul Murciano
Former Associate Dean, Frost School of Music
University of Miami
"Ernesto Fernandez plays the flute with passion and unlike any other."
Aymee Nuviola, Latin GRAMMY-winning singer.
Cuban-born flutist Dr. Ernesto Fernandez earned a degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in Instrumental Performance with an emphasis in Music Business from the University of Miami Frost School of Music. He is currently a Faculty Fellow for The Honors College at Florida International University.
Ernesto recently released his new single titled Una Noche a Tu Lado, an original work of his. It can be streamed on all digital platforms. His feature album titled PA'LANTE was nominated to a Latin GRAMMY in 2020 for Best Traditional Tropical Album. Various world-renowned artists from the classical and Latin music industry collaborated on this project, available on all digital platforms. Ernesto has also collaborated in multiple GRAMMY-nominated and Latin GRAMMY-nominated projects since 2014.
In 2020 Ernesto was the headline act at the annual Florida Flute Convention where he performed the Gala Concert and taught a flute masterclass to high school students. Ernesto Fernandez is endorsed by Gemeinhardt Musical Instruments, Inc. and served as the Jazz Competitions Coordinator for the National Flute Association for five years. A regular clinician and performer at state and national flute conventions, Ernesto premiered his danzón Nuestra Vida at the National Flute Convention in Salt Lake City in 2019.
A versatile musician skilled in both classical and Latin genres, Ernesto Fernandez has performed in Italy, Switzerland, Mexico, Grand Cayman, Nicaragua, as well as in Toronto, Cleveland, New York, Washington D.C., Las Vegas, Chicago, Charlotte, New Orleans, and Salt Lake City. In 2017 Ernesto was the featured artist at the prestigious Galway Flute Festival in Weggis, Switzerland. He also taught private jazz lessons to classical flute legend Sir James Galway. Dr. Ernesto Fernandez maintains a balanced musical career as a performing/recording artist and educator. As an educator he teaches secondary and collegiate levels both in private lesson and lecture settings. He currently resides in Miami, FL working as a performing and recording artist while guiding and developing the artistic, intellectual, and professional growth of his students.
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