A Santa Barbara native, Rev. Peter Hernandez has been artistic director for the Inner Light Choir Community Gospel Choir since 2001. As a member of Inner Light since 1992, he learned singing gospel music at the feet of the founder, Bishop Mama Pat Patrick. Rev. Hernandez has studied music at SBCC and UCSB, and is a minister in good standing with the New Order of Glastonbury. He is currently a singer in Canticle a Cappella Choir, a member of the Inter-Faith Ministers Alliance, and past President of the Beacon of Light Foundation.