Tom Espinola

American Teacher and composer Plays traditional, bluegrass, jazz, classical and avant garde music. Teaches mandolin, guitar and music theory for over twenty five years and has performed in many ensembles including New Morning String Band, and Nothin' Doin'. Performed and recorded with Bruce Hornsby, Stephen Bennett, Peter Rowan, Mac Wiseman, Jethro Burns and has done workshops with Bill Monroe. Written for chamber orchestra, theater, and dance groups, and one of his multi-media pieces was featured in "New Music America" festival in Washington D.C. Commissioned to arrange for the Paul Winter Consort and for Trapezoid, who recorded his arrangements on Cool of the Day, Another Country, and Now and Then. His own music can be heard on Feather River and Which Way Waltz.