Susan Aquila

Accomplished violinist Susan Aquila bridges the gap between Rock and Classical Music. Ms. Aquila has traveled extensively throughout the world performing in France, Germany, Spain, Russia, Korea and Japan.

Susan has shared the stage with such musical giants as Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Alicia Keys, Tony Bennett, John Mayer, K. D. Lang, Josh Groban, Whitney Houston, Kanye West, Susan Boyle and Brittney Spears.

As a classical violinist, she has performed solo and chamber music recitals at The White House for Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton and at Weill and Merkin Halls in New York City.

Her Broadway credits include Wicked, The Lion King, and Annie Get Your Gun. Susan can also be heard on album recordings and movie soundtracks for Columbia Records, A&M Records, Sony Records and Silvercup Studios. She most recently performed an onstage role in the smash revue The Rock Tenor at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia.

Since 2008, Susan has become one of the nation’s most visible performers on the Viper 6-string electric violin. She has made solo appearances on the instrument with, among others, The Concert Pops of Long Island, the Beloit Janesville Symphony, and in the renowned Off-Broadway show Spider Dance.

Recently, Ms. Aquila unintentionally received over a million hits on YouTube by being directly in the main camera shot of singer Susan Boyle when she appeared with string orchestra on The Today Show and The Early Show.

Among Susan’s violin teachers are William Lincer (the Juilliard School) and Rueben Gonzales (Rice University).

Robert Tomaro

Composer, guitarist, and conductor Robert Tomaro holds a Masters Degree and a Ph.D. in Composition from New York University. He began his jazz career in Chicago studying guitar with Jack Cecchini before moving back to his native New York, where he was a featured musician on the New York studio and club scene, as well as performing in the orchestras of the original Broadway productions of numerous shows, including The Lion King, Evita, Les Miserables, Barnum, and Dancin’.

As the leader of the Rob Tomaro Quintet, he has performed in concert with many jazz luminaries, including Stephane Grapelli, Charles Mingus, and Bill Evans.

Dr. Tomaro is an internationally known symphonic conductor. He has appeared in concert and on recordings with The London Symphony Orchestra, The Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra of Poland, The Moravian Philharmonic of the Czech Republic, The Black Sea Philharmonic of Rumania, the Slovak Radio Orchestra, and many more. Domestically, he has conducted the Rockford Symphony Orchestra, the Powder River Symphony, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and many others. He currently holds the position of Music Director and Conductor of the Beloit Janesville Symphony in Wisconsin.

Among his several videos available for viewing on YouTube and on his Web Page (Roberttomaro.com) is his concert performance conducting the Beloit Janesville Symphony in John William’s score to Star Wars, which has received over 2 million hits.