Ismael Fernández de la Cuesta
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Ismael Fernández de la Cuesta (born 1939) is a Spanish vocalist and musicologist specialising in Gregorian chant.
Fernández de la Cuesta was born in the village of Neila, Burgos, Spain.[1] He entered the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos at a young age. After a period of study in France, he returned to direct the abbey choir from 1962 to 1973, when he left monastic life.[2] He was subsequently on the staff of the Madrid Royal Conservatory, where he taught Gregorian Chant until his retirement.