Ismael Fernández De La Cuesta

Spanish Musicologist and Gregorian Chant Expert

Ismael Fernández de la Cuesta is a Spanish musicologist, conductor, and monk who has made significant contributions to the study and performance of Gregorian chant. Born on July 9, 1939, in Quintanar de la Orden, Toledo, he became a member of the Benedictine Order and developed his career in the field of musicology with a focus on medieval Spanish liturgical music. De la Cuesta served as the abbot of the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos from 1977 to 1990, a period during which the monastery's choir gained international fame for their recordings of Gregorian chant, although it is not clear if he directly participated in the albums mentioned.