richomarimba

Bethel

Rich O’Meara is most known for his compositions for marimba and percussion that are performed throughout the world. His work has been featured on the NPR program “New Sounds”, the PBS documentary “The Music Instinct, Science and Song” and can be heard on the Audite, SubGeranium, Cybele, Animato, Codamusic, and Koch Discover International record labels. He gave a master class and concert of his works at the Eighth International Festival of Percussion in Argentina and has received four ASCAP Plus awards. His solo album, Red Chard, features music for solo marimba, chamber percussion works, electronic music, and improvisation. He is a founding member of Silent Orchestra; a collaboration with Carlos Garza to develop and perform new scores for classic silent films. Their latest album, “Poe - A Dream Within a Dream”, was released in 2021. O’Meara explores improvisation with Colla Parte, a group that creates music freely, in the moment. They have released five albums. richomarimba.com