Rafael Hernandez III

Rafael Hernandez III, a native of Virginia Beach, VA, is currently a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin, where he studies with Dan Welcher. He previously studied at Virginia Commonwealth University with Dr. Peter Knell, Jonathan Romeo, and Allan Blank. In 1999, he was chosen by Mr. Welcher to be an associate at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, and in 1997 was a recipient of a BMI Student Composer Award for his piece, "PASTICHE."