AUGUSTUS
WOODROW-TOMIZUKA was born in 1995 in Amsterdam, Holland.
He began playing guitar at age seven upon being inspired by an early obsession
with the Beatles, and after experimenting with various styles of music and
playing extensively with an indie rock band called “Picasso’s Wall”, he
discovered an affinity for the classical guitar. He already bears several
notable musical achievements, including the first prizes at the 2013 Indiana
International Guitar Competition senior youth division, the 2013 Appalachian
State Youth Guitar Competition, and the 2014 Texas International Guitar
Competition senior youth division.
In his senior year of high school, he
appeared as a solo performer on NPR's From the Top radio program, where
he was also interviewed about his guitaristic pursuits and his National Science
Foundation research on ant behavior. As a college freshman, he was the only
undergraduate to win top prizes in the 2013 Tucson Flamenco Festival Open
Guitar Competition, the 2013 Thomas Beeston Guitar Competition, and the 2014
Sholin Memorial Guitar Competition. As the winner of the 13th Annual
William Wolfe Guitar Competition this past December, Gus will be the ecstatic
recipient of a custom-made instrument by renowned luthier Stephan Connor.
Recently, Augustus was named one of only
160 national winners out of 11,000 applicants in the 2014 YoungArts
Competition, joining other artists, filmmakers, dancers, actors, and writers in
a weeklong performance project at the New World
Symphony Center
in Miami. On
the academic front, he was awarded a prestigious Flinn Scholarship, and is
currently pursuing his love of music at the University of Arizona
under the guidance of Maestro Tom Patterson in the world-class Bolton Guitar
Studies Program. This summer he will make his debut in Europe with solo
appearances in Germany, the Netherlands and England.
In addition to his musical interests, Augustus has a
passion for science, conservation, and karate, having won numerous accolades in
the latter including gold medals in the U.S. Open International Tournament in Las Vegas in 2007 and 2011, and the USA NKF National
Championships in Ft.
Lauderdale in 2009. His
volunteer work at the Reid Park Zoo led them to send him to Canada as their Arctic Ambassador to study polar
bears in Churchill, Manitoba. In the coming years he intends to
continue being an active advocate for environmental stewardship.
“Guitar is the Star”
BWV 998 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude
Suite L’infidèle Silvius Leopold Weiss (1686-1750)
Entree
Courante
Sarabande
Menuet
Paysanne
Grande Ouverture, Op. 61 Mauro Giuliani (1781 – 1829)
Prelude No. 1 Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 – 1959)
Etude No. 9
Etude No. 3
Etude No. 12
INTERMISSION
Soleares Joaquín Turina (1882-1949)
Sandy's Portrait Sérgio Assad (b. 1952)
Prelude
Passacaglia
Toccata
Otoño Porteño Ástor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Primavera Porteña
