Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York

TOMOYA AOMORI TO SOLO WITH MYO

On Sunday, March 21, at 7 PM, percussionist Tomoya Aomori will perform the Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra by Joseph Schwantner. The performance wil take place at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of CW Post/LI University in Brookville, NY.

As a Juilliard Graduate in MM, Tomoya stands as a Classical musician, a Jazz musician, a Double Bassist and a Percussionist. As a bassist, Aomori was a finalist of the 2001 New York Philharmonic Young Artists Competition and the first prize winner in the International Society of Bassists (ISB) Young Bassist Competition in 2003. As a percussionist, he has performed concertos with The Juilliard Orchestra, the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, and the Childrens’ Orchestra Society. He has played in Jazz Clubs such as the Blue Note and Birdland. Aomori is a co-founder of MuSE (Multicultural Sonic Evolution), an organization that both support and advance the evolution of music-making in modern society.

Written By: jmcneur
Date Posted: 10/8/2009
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