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Nohema Fernandez Dean of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts and Professor of Music, and Claire Trevor Dean’s Endowed Chair Office: 200 Mesa Arts Building Phone: 949-824–8792 D.M.A., Stanford University Nohema Fernández was appointed Dean of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts in 2003. As Dean, she has overseen the School’s expanded capabilities in educating young artists through both traditional and new media.

As a pianist, Fernández performs worldwide as recitalist and symphony soloist. The Cuban-born pianist formally debuted in Havana at age 16. She has recorded for the Musical Heritage Society, Protone Records, MusicMasters, and Centaur Records, and is the recipient of the NEA Solo Recitalist Fellowship for performances of Pan-American works and the Distinction of Honor “La Rosa Blanca” (Los Angeles) for her support of Cuban music and culture. Her articles have been published in Piano Quarterly and Latin American Music Review, and she is the editor of “Toward the End of the Century: Cross-Cultural and Minority Perspective,” published by the College Music Society.

Prior to coming to UC Irvine, Fernández served as interim head of the Department of Media Arts and Professor of Music at the University of Arizona, Tucson. She holds degrees from Stanford Universtiy (DMA in performance practices), Northwestern University (M.Mus. in applied music), and DePaul University (B. Mus.).

Fernández shares her time and love of the arts with the community by serving on the boards of directors of the Pacific Symphony, the Orange County Philharmonic Society and the Balboa Performing Arts Theater Foundation.