Adán Alejándro Fernández is an organist, harpsichordist, collaborative pianist, choral and orchestral conductor, composer, and writer. Primarily a liturgical musician, Dr. Fernández is the Director of Music and Organist at Holy Family Catholic Church in Glendale, California, where he has developed a program of three adult choirs, a choral academy for children, a handbell choir, and a chamber music ensemble. Dr. Fernández is also the University Organist at California Lutheran University where he has developed a studio of young organists and oversees a recital series featuring an international roster of organists. At Cal Lutheran he is also on the piano faculty and has started a monthly recital recital series called the Afternoon Bach Recital Series, featuring music by the Bach family and other baroque composers. Dr. Fernández is also on the Music Theory faculty at Colburn School of Music in Los Angeles and harpsichordist for Hortus Musicus, an early music consort in Los Angeles.
Brian is an inspiring song-leader equally comfortable leading an acapella singing of “It Is Well” as he is drumming and dancing to “Sizohamba Naye.” Experienced using a variety of genres and instrumentations, he has lead worship for Baptists, Roman Catholics, United Methodists, Presbyterians, and many more across the U.S. and Canada. He received his Bachelor of Music Education from Wingate University, his Master of Sacred Music from Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, and is certified in children’s church music (K-12) by Choristers Guild. He has articles published on sacred music and congregational song in multiple journals and co-authored two books under the title «All Hands In» published by Choristers Guild. While working for The Hymn Society as the Director of The Center for Congregational Song he also serves as adjunct professor of church music at Wingate University in Wingate, North Carolina. Brian lives in Baltimore, Maryland, with his wife, Eve, and son, Jakob.