Charles Fernandez
11825 Rowles Court
Mar Vista, CA 90066
[email protected]
(310)391-2802
Charles Fernandez was born and raised in
New Orleans, Louisiana, where he received his Bachelors in Music Education
from Loyola University in 1983. He went on to receive his Master's
in Bassoon Performance in 1987 from UCLA in Los Angeles, as well as
an ARCM (Performer's Diploma) from the Royal College of Music in London.
As a composer and arranger he has works published by Margun Music (Gunther
Schuller) in Massachusetts and has distributors for his other works and arrangements
in the U.S.A, England, France and Germany.
His "Tone Poem for Clarinet and Strings" , has received raves on
both coasts, in Europe, and had it's most recent preformance with the Beach
Cities Symphony with Brad Cohen as Clarinet Soloist.
His "Elegy for Oboe and Strings" has recenting enjoyed performances
with the Westchester and Inland Empire Symphonies .
Mr. Fernandez also works as an active orchestrator and composer for television
and motion pictures. (Please see credits )
He's also been the recipiant of two Emmy Nominations and one Annie Nomination
for his work in the Casper Cartoon series from Universal.
He has performed as bassoon soloist with orchestras in New Orleans, Los Angeles,
London, England; Brighton, England and New Ulm, West Germany , in addition
to having his works and arrangements performed in these locales.
His most recent appointment was as solo and principal bassoon with the Bayerische
Philharmonie in Bad Wiessee, Germany .