Hector Vera is a composer, violinist and educator with a B.A. in Music from Texas A&M University and a M.M. in Composition from Texas State University. Hector studied with Michael Ippolito, Richard Hall, Peter Lieuwen, and David F. Wilborn, and has performed with multiple mariachi ensembles and orchestras. Hector has been teaching violin, cello and piano since 2021, and is also an Adjunct Lecturer of Music at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas.