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In addition to his role as theory and composition professor at 吃瓜tv鈥檚 Conservatory of Music, Hendel Alm茅tus is the founder of the Pacific Community Music School at 吃瓜tv. PCMS is a pre-college community engagement program serving the Stockton community. Alm茅tus served as its coordinator from 2018 to 2024.

Alm茅tus holds a PhD from the University of California at Davis, a Master of Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Houston Christian University. Prior to joining Pacific鈥檚 Conservatory of Music, he taught at the University of California, Davis.

Composer Alm茅tus鈥檚 music has been described as 鈥淰ividly virtuosic and quietly meditative鈥� (San Francisco Classical Voice). He has received commissions from distinguished artists, ensembles and institutions, including Earplay New Chamber Music, The Empyrean Ensemble, Guitarist Dieter Hennings, Arizona State University and Kodachrome Saxophone Quartet. He has written for prominent artists including soprano Tony Arnold, guitarist Magnus Andersson and ensembles such as Alarm Will Sound, Wet Ink Ensemble, Meridian Brass and the One Art Ensemble.

His residence engagements include the BAU Institute at Camargo in Cassis, France; Freie Universit盲t Berlin International Summer program in Berlin, Germany; and the Wellesley Composers Conference in Boston. He is a Margaret Mondavi fellow.

Alm茅tus鈥檚 music is performed in Europe and the U.S. The composition 鈥淩encontre鈥� from his 鈥淩锚ves Transcendants鈥� for soprano and chamber ensemble, performed by Tony Arnold and the Composers Conference chamber ensemble, was featured on WQXR classical radio station. His 鈥淟uminous,鈥� written for the Kodachrome Quartet, was featured at the North American Saxophone Alliance conference.