Ricardo A. Hernandez,
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor,
High Desert Winds Santa Fe
Ricardo A. Hernandez is an active musician and public school educator in New Mexico. In addition to leading High Desert Winds Santa Fe, he is currently the Director of Bands at Capital High School. Previously Mr. Hernandez held the same position at James Pace Early College High School in Brownsville, Texas, where he taught for 22 years.
Upon graduation from East Texas State University in 1982, Mr. Hernandez served for ten years as Associate Principal Horn in the United States Marine Band, “The President’sOwn,” in Washington, DC, and earned his Masters degree in Music Performance from the Catholic University of America. While living in the DC area, Mr. Hernandez was also principal Horn in the Arlington Symphony before winning a position with the Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México.
Mr. Hernandez has been a member of the High Desert Winds Santa Fe wind ensemble and the Concordia Wind Orchestra since 2016 and is honored to serve as the High Desert Winds Santa Fe’s Artistic Director and Principal Conductor.