A master of sheer virtuosity, Sandoval is one of the world's most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn as well as a renowned classical artist. Sandoval is a pianist, percussionist and vocalist, too. A three-time Grammy winner himself, Sandoval was voted Cuba's Best Instrumentalist from 1982 to 1990. Discovered playing in the streets and subways of Germany, these conservatory-trained musicians perform the music of Bach, Vivaldi and Tchaikovsky, Russian folk and gypsy dance music.
Works range from comic antics to dances of lyrical beauty.
Founded in 1971 at Dartmouth, the troupe was immediately acclaimed for its unusual mix of physicality and invention. Today, Pilobolus is a major American dance company of international influence. More than two decades of making dances now stand as a testament to the company's remarkable fruitfulness and longevity. Pilobolus has been seen on the Tonight Show and on Sesame Street. Following a concert tour with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center that took her across the nation, Ying Huang was featured in the 1998-1999 world premiere of Peony Pavilion performed in Vienna, London, Paris and Berkley.