Vinny Golia

Vinny Golia plays an ALTUS bass flute

Vinny Golia is a composer who fuses the rich heritage of Jazz, contemporary classical, and world music into his own unique compositions. As a woodwind performer, Golia has presented his music to concert audiences in Europe, Canada, Mexico, Japan and the United States in ensembles varying dramatically in size and instrumentation. Mr. Golia has won numerous awards as a composer, including grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Lila Wallace Commissioning Program, The California Arts Council, Funds for U.S. Artists and the American Composers Forum. In 1982 he created the ongoing 32 piece Vinny Golia Large Ensemble to perform his compositions for chamber group and jazz orchestra.

Website:
www.ninewinds.com