With Antonio Gomez
In Partnership with the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Percussionist and educator Antonio Gomez will introduce and perform on the percussion instruments of the ancient Mediterranean, North Africa, and Latin America. He’ll recount the stories of migration, trade and conquest that distributed the instruments and musical styles across the Western hemisphere. Antionio is a Chicano-Italian son of the American West who has studied across Latin America and in Morocco, Spain and Italy. He designs arts education programs and curricula as the Director of Community Engagement & Extended Learning at Tacoma Arts Live and has produced performing arts and curricular content for universities and PBS. He currently serves as an Associate Folklorist for the Washington Center for Cultural Traditions and is on the advisory board of Early Music Seattle.
