| Armando Castellano Quinteto Latino’s founder and French hornist Armando Castellano is a musician, teaching artist and arts advocate, originally from San Jose, now living in Menlo Park, California. Armando graduated with honors from San Jose City College and the University of California at Los Angeles where he studied with Bob Watt and Richard Todd, before moving on to receive a Masters degree at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City where he studied with Erik Ralske and Jerome Ashby as part of their Orchestral Performance Program. He attended the Aspen music festival in addition to several tours with the Russian American Youth Orchestra. He performs regularly in many of the Bay Area’s regional orchestras and has spent much of the last 15 years organizing and performing chamber music, culminating in his current work as founder and director of the wind quintet, Quinteto Latino. He teaches throughout the Bay Area in both English and Spanish and is currently an adjunct faculty member at San José City College. In addition, he spends time advocating for the arts and arts education, especially amongst California's diverse Latino populations. O1C Performances: Quinteto Latino Quinteto Latino |
