Olman Piedra's Doctoral Recital Percussion April 27, 2010

Percussionist Olman E Piedra left Costa Rica in 1998 to further his music studies and pursue a musical career in the United States. He has performed with a variety of ensembles such as the Sphinx Orchestra (Detroit, MI), the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica, the Waco Symphony Orchestra, the American Wind Symphony Orchestra, the Toledo Jazz Orchestra, the Ensamble de Percusión Costa Rica, the Trombones de Costa Rica quartet, the Toledo Symphony Percussion Trio, and Roland Vazquez' Latin Jazz Combo. As a member of NOMO, an afro-funk band based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan, he toured throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Recently, he had the opportunity to perform with Grammy Award winning artists The New York Voices on two summer concerts on campus in 2009. Part of the inaugural DMA in Contemporary Music class at BGSU, Olman will present his final degree recital at the Cla-Zel which will feature an eclectic selection of works for solo percussion. Once the recital part of the evening is done, he will be joined on stage by some of NW Ohio's best jazz musicians and they will provide good music and good times for you.