Friday, March 27, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Avalanche!

Cliff Hernandez (b. 2004)

Katarina Sams, flute
Jimmy Walter, flute

Satellites

Cliff Hernandez (b. 2004)

Benjamin Figgs, cello
Joseph Goduto, piano

We Become What We Behold

Cliff Hernandez (b. 2004)

Eoín Fleming, piano
Joseph Goduto, piano

Abrasion

Cliff Hernandez (b. 2004)

Brendan Shirk, oboe
Darian Angel, clarinet
Coleman Wright, alto saxophone
Colton Leverett, bass clarinet
Katelyn Young, bassoon

Factorial

Cliff Hernandez (b. 2004)

Katarina Sams, flute
Jimmy Walter, flute
Brandon Shirk, oboe
Darian Angel, clarinet
Coleman Wright, alto saxophone
Colton Leverett, bass clarinet
Katelyn Young, bassoon
Benjamin Figgs, cello
Joseph Goduto, piano

Cliff Hernandez is a senior composer and saxophonist from Woodbridge, Virgina. He performs in multiple groups at Shenandoah Conservatory including the Wind Ensemble and Saxophone Collective, and is currently the baritone saxophonist in the Parea Saxophone Quartet. Several of his compositions have been performed by groups at Shenandoah University (SU) and others, including his work In Between Time, premiered by the Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School Wind Symphony and Alumni band in the spring of 2024, conducted by himself. In the fall of 2024, his work Padovan won the William Averitt Prize for Excellence in Composition and was premiered by the Shenandoah Conservatory EDGE Ensemble. Hernandez has also written multiple transcriptions for the Parea Quartet, SU Saxophone Collective, SU Marching Band and SU CONTEMPO Ensemble. 

Cliff Hernandez  is from the studio of Jonathan Newman. This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Bachelor of Music in Composition.

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