Donald Henriques

Donald Henriques is a Professor of Music in the Department of Music within the College of Arts and Humanities at California State University, Fresno, serving as Graduate Program Coordinator and director of the Fresno State Mariachi ensemble. His contact details include email dhenriques@csufresno.edu and office location Music 242.

His academic credentials span four degrees:

• Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology, The University of Texas at Austin (2006)
• Master of Music in Ethnomusicology, The University of Texas at Austin (2003)
• Master of Music in Composition, Indiana University, Bloomington (1985)
• Bachelor of Arts in Guitar Performance with honors, California State University, East Bay (1979)

Professor Henriques' research centers on mariachi music's historical relationship with transnational media industries (radio, sound recordings, film) from the late 1920s-1950s, examining cultural identity formation at the US/Mexico border. His expertise bridges ethnomusicology, Latin American studies, and media theory, with particular focus on how media representation shapes musical traditions. He teaches core courses including Introduction to World Music, Mariachi Music of the Americas, and Ethnomusicology Seminar.

He contributes to major scholarly works including the second edition of the New Grove Dictionary of American Music and the forthcoming Transnational Encounters: Music and Performance at the US/Mexico Border, both published by Oxford University Press. As an educator, he mentors undergraduate researchers through the Music as a Liberal Art program and leads the Fresno State Mariachi ensemble, providing practical performance experience in traditional Mexican music.