Alexander Peña

Mexican-American conductor, Alexander Peña, serves as the Director of Orchestras at ‘Iolani School in Honolulu. An active violist with the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Peña also performs regularly across the Hawaiian Islands with the Kauai Concert Association, Maui Pops Orchestra, Early Music Hawaii, and First Monday Concert Series at Lutheran Church of Honolulu. As an educator, clinician, and chamber musician, Mr. Peña loves engaging with programs including the Hawaii Youth Symphony, Pacific Music Institute, and University of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Peña currently serves as the President-elect of the Hawaii-Chapter of the American String Teachers Association as well as serving on the Board of Directors for the Hawaii Music Teachers Association.

In addition to his work in Hawai’i, Mr. Peña is a founding-member and violist with the Lakes Area Music Festival Orchestra in Northern Minnesota, where he also directs the Explore Music! program, a day camp for youth that is now celebrating its 16th year. Alexander earned an Arts Leadership Program Certificate, the Robert Oppelt Viola Prize, Bachelor and Master of Music from the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY.  In 2019, he also received an Executive Graduate Certificate from the Global Leaders Music Program, where he was awarded the Global Humanitarian Entrepreneur Prize from the Hildegard Behrens Foundation.

B.M. Eastman School of Music.  M.M. Eastman School of Music