Music Academy Gheorghe Dima (Cluj-Napoca) awarded him an honorary doctorate. In his native country he has been awarded prizes such as Golden Charango (1971), Honour to Merit (1975), National Composition Prize Sesquicentennial of the Republic (1975) and Meritorious Citizenship of Cochabamba (2016). Fernández has vehemently denied the accusations made against him and considers himself the target of a miscarriage of justice. He has also refuted reports in the British tabloid press of his having fled after being sentenced, stressing that he was absent from the country at the time of his trial. References External links Joel Sachs. 2013. "Fernández, Agustín." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. The Living Composers Project Interview with Dr Agustín Fernández Bolivian composers Bolivian male musicians British composers Male composers Living people 1958 births NoBusiness Records artists