YALE STUDENT COMPOSER PROJECT                                                OHVII 12a

Omar Surillo

with Maura Valenti

New Haven, CT

March 30, 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Born in Puerto Rico — move to America at age 11 — bilingual — starting piano lessons at age five — José Feliciano — rock music background — Agent Felix — tour to Australia with Agent Felix — quitting band to seriously study music — Valencia Community College in Orlando — Stetson University — being serious about composing in high school — film music — Stravinsky, Bartók, Schoenberg, Ligeti — Wil Smith — David Lang — piece for organ — Sydney Hodkinson — focus on form — Aaron Jay Kernis — Ingram Marshall — Martin Bresnick — different musical style since coming to Connecticut — Partner in Crime — different textures — blanket — e-bow — Radiohead, R.E.M., Smashing Pumpkins — teaching job at summer camp — piano quintet commission from Norfolk Chamber Music Festival — bass clarinet piece for Sara Wollmacher — hope to establish new music scene in Puerto Rico and Latin America — use of Latin American heritage in music.