A graduate of the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance has won a Latin Grammy.

Andrés Salguero, who performs as 123 Andrés, won in the Best Latin Children’s Album Category for his record Arriba Abajo at the award ceremony Thursday in Las Vegas. His 2015 album, ¡Uno, Dos, Tres Andrés en español y en inglés!, was nominated in the same category.

Salguero, a native of Bogotá, Colombia, who now lives in Washington, D.C., graduated from the Conservatory in 2011 with a Doctor of Musical Arts and an artist’s certificate in clarinet performance. Read more.