HECTOR SALAZAR received his Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University (CSU) Dominguez Hills where he studied conducting with Frances Steiner. He earned his Master of Arts Degree from CSU, Long Beach and studied conducting with Larry Curtis and Rubin Gurevich. Currently Mr. Salazar is the assistant conductor of the Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay and the music director/conductor of the Carson-Dominguez Hills Symphony Orchestra and Music Ensemble of Los Angeles. (Click Biography, above, to read the complete biography.) NEWS...On May 31, 2009 the City of Torrance and the Torrance Cultural Arts Commission presented Mr. Salazar with the 2009 Excellence in Arts Award for outstanding contribution to the Arts in Music.