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Rolando Suarez Fernandez

A bachelor's degree in Music education from University of Santo Tomas.He has been teaching for more than 25 years and he has gathered this from different international schools in different countries like; Brunei Darussalam, China, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines and the United States of America as Music director, band and choir conductor, pianist and keyboardist. Rolando Suarez Fernandez started his Music career at the age of 8 when he was taught to play the Trumpet, as he was from the family of musician. later he has learnt to play the piano and became the church organist in his hometown in Bulacan. During his college days, he enrolled in University of Santo Tomas to pursue his dream to be a Music teacher. As he was in the Conservatory of Music, he was awarded as one of the scholars of the Rector of the university for maintaining his good class record and his skills in playing the Trombone. One of his highlights in the college of Music was when he had won the National Music competition for young artist (NAMCYA) and as part of the group U.S.T. brass quintet.He was also the Philippine Military Academy s Musical director of the Choir and Band in 2001-2002. After he graduated, he begun his Music career as a Music teacher in his hometown and later decided to go overseas to exposed him self into the international school standard of teaching. Then, he begun to traveled in some Asean countries and thus, have got the chance to work in the United States of America as Band director, choir conductor and Music teacher in Arizona. He is now working as the Head of the Music department in one of the International schools in Asia. Rolando Suarez Fernandez is a happily married man and has four kids. He believes that Music is the universal language, that is why he is not yet tired of traveling around the globe to enrich and learn some more about his career.

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University of Santo Tomas, College of Music, Spana Manila, Philippines Philippine Military Academy Contessa Music School, Brunei British International School, Cambodia Canadian International school of China U.S.T. brass quintet 1985-86