Lecturer, Percussion
BM, MM, The Juilliard School. Samuel Solomon has been responsible for dozens of world premieres of solos and small ensemble works and has been involved in numerous additional projects to perpetuate the music of young composers. He is author of How to Write for PERCUSSION, a comprehensive guide on percussion composition that has received critical acclaim from composers, performers, and conductors worldwide. Mr. Solomon is a founding member of the Line C3 percussion group and of the Yesaroun’ Duo. Since 1999, Yesaroun’ has commissioned and premiered 26 new works for saxophone and percussion. Mr. Solomon made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2000, performing the world premiere of John Mackey’s Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra as guest soloist with the New Xenakis’ final work, O Mega, with the New Juilliard Ensemble in Alice Tully Hall. Solomon can be heard performing with Bjork on her soundtrack to Drawing Restraint 9 (2005), a film by Matthew Barney. Mr. Solomon has been a Tanglewood Fellow and has also taught at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute.