First the musicians...
Taro Wayama is a Japanese born guitarist/composer. He is a winner of numerous competitions such as 1st place in the 2003 Aron Green/American String Teachers Association Guitar Competition and 2nd place in the Thailand International Guitar Competition. As a composer he received “Best Original Score” at the Los Angeles Movie Awards for an independent film, “Anne Jennings”.Taro is an active soloist and a chamber musician. He has performed in Japan, Mexico, Thailand, Canada, China, Belgium and the US. He frequently collaborates with violin, clarinet, flute, voice and dancer performing music from Renaissance through 21st Century and Folk/World music.
Taro holds Masters and Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Southern California where he studied with Pepe Romero, William Kannengiser, James Smith, Brian Head and Scott Tennant.
He has performed in number masterclasses by great guitarists such as Pepe Romero, David Leisner, Scott Tennant, Benjamin Verdery, Dusan Bogdanvic, Fabio Zanon, and William Kanengiser.
David Lee Ruest was born in South Korea and grew up in New York, NY. He originally moved to California to join the first violin section of the Santa Barbara Symphony. As a violist he has performed with the Pacific and San Diego Symphonies as a substitute section player. He has also performed as a violinist with the Harrisburg, Annapolis, Baltimore, New Waest, Pasadena, and Long Beach Symphonies. He has also given solo and chamber music recitals and performances in New York, Baltimore, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, San Diego and Los Angeles. Most recently in the Summer of 2017 he has performed in Mexico City at the Teatro de la Danza and in Guadalajara at the Museo Jose Clemente Orozco. David received a M.M. from UCLA, a B.M. from the Peabody Conservatory and a Diploma from the Juilliard Pre-College Division. In addition to playing violin and viola he is a full time Real Estate Agent in Los Angeles. In his free time he enjoys watching Korean Dramas and playing tennis.
And now their program...
Sonata in F major, op 1, no. 11 -- George Frideric Handel
Bordel 1900 from History of Tango -- Astor Piazzolla
Just Passing By -- Billy Arcila/Taro Wayama
Sonatina, op 137, no. 1 -- Franz Shubert
Just Passing By -- Billy Arcila/Taro Wayama
Oblivion Astor -- Piazzolla
Libertango
Londonderry Air Irish Traditional -- Arr. Toru Takemitsu
