Ileana Fernandez - Bella Voce Accompanist - Pianist Ileana Fernandez is well-known to First Coast music lovers as the principal keyboardist for the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, as a noted solo recitalist, and as a frequent collaborator with some of the area's finest musicians. Since joining the JSO in 1981, she has enjoyed working closely with guest artists from the international stage, and she herself has been a featured soloist with the Symphony. Ms. Fernandez, who is also the rehearsal pianist for the Jacksonville Symphony Chorus, includes among favorite career highlights her performance with the JSO of Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy for piano, vocal soloists, mixed chorus and orchestra. Cuban-born Ileana began formal piano studies at age 11 after moving to this country, and since has earned Bachelor of Music Education and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Jacksonville University, and a Master of Music in piano performance from Florida State University. She has a Master of Arts degree in Spanish from Middlebury College in Vermont, and joined the full-time faculty of Florida Community College at Jacksonville in 1979, teaching Spanish. She is now Director of Piano Studies at FCCJ's South Campus where she teaches music theory and ear training, and is also on the summer faculty of the North Florida Piano Camp at the University of North Florida.