This pianist hit Guatemala's national stage at age 12. Hear him perform in Lake Worth Beach.
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- 18 Jul 2022
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The ivories are going get seriously tickled in Lake Worth Beach on Friday night as the Arts at St. Andrew’s, the Farmworker Coordinating Council, the Guatemalan Consulate of Lake Worth Beach and the Global Leaders Program present Guatemalan concert pianist Alfonso Hernandez in at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Lake Worth Beach.
Hernandez will perform virtuosic pieces by several Guatemalan composers as well as favorites from the standard repertoire.
Learning about music with his father at age 4, Hernandez was 7 when he entered the National Conservatory of Guatemala, where he graduated with honors.
As a Conservatory student, he won nearly every national competition available and debuted as a soloist with the National Symphonic Orchestra of Guatemala when he was 12.
Hernandez is also a fellow of the Global Leaders Program, a select group of 60 arts professionals invited to take part in a year-long program that teaches them how to best use their gifts to connect with communities, do outreach programs and bring art into the community. Read More...
