José Hernandez Romero
Lecturer , Music
Oboe
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Venezuelan oboist, José Hernandez Romero, became the Lecturer of Oboe at the University ofTexas at San Antonio in fall 2025. He grew up in Coro, Venezuela and began studying the oboewithin the world renowned music program El Sistema where he performed under conductorsincluding Simon Rattle, Daniel Baremboin, Rafael Payare, and Gustavo Dudamel. After hebegan his professional oboe education at the Simon Bolivar Conservatory, he had theopportunity to move to the United States to earn his university degrees.Professor Hernandez holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Oboe Performance fromShenandoah University Conservatory of Music. He regularly performed as a member of theShenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and in 2014, he played the world premiere ofBlues Symphony by Wynton Marsalis.He then completed both a Master of Music and Graduate Certificate in Oboe Performance fromthe University of New Mexico. While in Albuquerque, Professor Hernandez was a GraduateAssistant in Enchantment Winds, a graduate scholarship wind quintet. He won the 2019 UNMConcerto Competition and performed the Goossens Oboe Concerto with the UNM SymphonyOrchestra. He also was a substitute musician with the New Mexico Philharmonic.Professor Hernandez worked on his Doctorate of Musical Arts at McGill University in Montreal,Quebec. He was one of the first oboists in the newly popular Ensemble Obiora. ProfessorHernandez's primary teachers include Kevin Vigneau, Victor Morles, Jacqueline Leclair, andStephen Key. He has also played for well known oboists including Eugene Izotov, Liang Wang,Jared Hauser, and Humbert Lucarelli.Outside of teaching at UTSA, Professor Hernandez also maintains a private teaching studio ofmiddle and high school students in the Hays district. He owns Lone Star Reeds, his professionalreed making company funded by a generous grant from the Sphinx Organization. ProfessorHernandez also plays as a substitute musician with the Austin Symphony Orchestra. He is soexcited to become part of the UTSA faculty. In his spare time, he enjoys trying local restaurantswith his wife.
