Héctor García (guitarist)

Hector Garcia
Background information
Birth nameHector Antonio Garcia Hernandez
Born(1930-11-19)19 November 1930
Havana, Cuba
Died15 July 2022(2022-07-15) (aged 91)
Boise, Idaho
GenresClassical
OccupationMusician
InstrumentClassical guitar

Héctor Antonio García Hernandez (November 19, 1930 - July 15, 2022) was a Cuban-American classical guitarist and composer. He established the first guitar departments in United States universities, at the College of St. Joseph on the Rio Grande in 1963 and the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque in 1967, where he taught for about 20 years.

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