(2025). Carlos was born and raised in Miami, Florida and has been conducting and leading ensembles since he was 15 years old. As a conductor and educator, he has had the opportunity to work in his local community, nationally and internationally.

Purposeful engagement, rigor, social consciousness, peer to peer empowerment are a few guiding principles in his conversations with colleagues and musicians about (and through) high quality music experiences. Carlos aims to provide transformative experiences for musicians and audiences within, and beyond the concert hall.

Carlos holds four degrees in music, all with a major or minor emphasis in conducting. Two of his degrees are in Music Education and two are in Orchestral conducting. His doctoral studies allowed him to additionally focus on entrepreneurship studies in music which allowed him to dive deeper into business administration and the nonprofit sector. Carlos has extensive experience as both an educator and arts administrator in public school systems, local, and national Music Education non-profits. Dr. Carlos Hernandez remains active in the Bay Area as a conductor and educator.

Speaks English and Spanish.