Naomi Woo

MUSIC DIRECTOR, PIANO

BIO:

HOMETOWN:

Vancouver, Canada

CLASS:

Branford ‘12

MAJOR:

Math and Philosophy

MEMBER SINCE:

Spring ‘09

PERFORMANCES:

Motion Sic

Sic Industries

Sic City

SIC InC Begins

Sic Futuristic

Naomi Woo, 21, originally from Vancouver, is currently an undergraduate student at Yale University, majoring in music, mathematics and philosophy. In September 2011, she will begin her senior year at Yale College and a Masters program in piano performance at the Yale School of Music. She is expected to graduate in 2012 with a joint BA/Masters in Music.

Since making her orchestral debut at age 12 - playing Rachmaninoff's Concerto no. 2 with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - Naomi has soloed with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonia Northwest (Seattle). She has won numerous prizes across Canada for both solo piano and chamber music, including twice performing at the Gala Concert of the Canadian Music Competition. She obtained her ARCT diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music in 200X, winning the Gold Medal for the highest mark in the country. She has recently performed at the Gamper Festival for Contemporary Music in Maine, (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City, the Vancouver Recital Society Young Masters Project, the Vancouver Art Gallery, and the Banff Centre.

At Yale, Naomi is the music director of SIC InC. She also holds the position of assistant conductor for Yale’s Berkeley College Orchestra, and will be music director for the 2011-2012 season. In April 2011, she conducted the Opera Theatre of Yale College's production of Così Fan Tutte.

Naomi studies piano with Wei-Yi Yang. She has also studied with Boris Berman (Yale), Nelita True (Eastman School of Music), Lorraine Ambrose, Ken Broadway, and Ralph Markham.