Hello, I’m Ernesto. I’m a composer, educator, and content creator. I’ve been a professional music teacher for the past 8 years, and I’ve been using Dorico for my professional composing work for the past 5.

For years I’ve been documenting my career as a composer and educating others in the composition workflows I discover on my YouTube channel. I switched to using Dorico from a different notation software several years ago and never looked back. I use Dorico to write and engrave concert music for my music publishing company, orchestrating and copying parts for pro media projects, and more. I’ve created content and videos for the official Dorico YouTube channel and Dorico’s official website.

Check out my website for more on me here: ernestocomposer.com

Check out my YouTube channel here.

Watch my videos on the official Dorico YouTube channel here and here.

Here is my official bio:

Ernesto Aguirre is a composer and music educator whose work blends rich storytelling with a passion for cultural and musical diversity. A first-generation Mexican-American and graduate of the University of North Texas College of Music, Ernesto draws on his unique background to create emotionally resonant music for the screen, the stage, and the classroom.

As a performer, Ernesto has toured nationally with Drum Corps International as lead vibraphonist for the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps. Internationally, he has performed throughout Eastern Europe with the YOSA Philharmonic Orchestra, and appeared with the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra at the world-class Tobin Center for the Performing Arts.

Ernesto is the founder of Twin Drummer Publishing, a music publishing company dedicated to original works and educational commissions. His music, ranging from accessible middle school pieces to professional concert works, is performed by ensembles and schools across the country.

His formal studies include percussion with Mark Ford, Paul Rennick, Sandi Rennick, Christopher Deane, and Steve Barnes, and jazz arranging with Grammy-nominated composer Richard DeRosa. Ernesto continues to hone his craft through mentorships with acclaimed industry figures: multi-Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated composer Bruce Broughton, legendary Hollywood orchestrator Tim Simonec (Up, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Rogue One, Spider-Man: Homecoming), film and television composer Trevor Morris (Vikings, The Tudors, Olympus Has Fallen), and renowned concert band composer Carol Britten Chambers.

Ernesto is a proud member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), the Composers Diversity Collective (CDC), and the Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL).