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ARTHUR OMURA
Harpsichord / Organ

Events

Cantata Collective

Sunday, February 23, 5pm

St. Mary Magdalene Church

2005 Berryman St., Berkeley

Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn, BWV 132

Prepare the Way, Prepare the Road, cantata for the fourth Sunday in Advent
Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin, BWV 144

Take that thine is, and go thy way; cantata for Septuagesima
Der Herr denket an uns, BWV 196

The Lord has been mindful of us

Cantata Collective

St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244

Friday, March 21, 7pm

First Congregational Church

2345 Channing Way, Berkeley

Nicholas McGegan, conductor

Thomas Cooley, Evangelist

Paul Max Tipton, Jesus

Sherezade Panthaki, soprano

Reginald Mobley, countertenor

James Reese, tenor

Harrison Hintzsche, baritone

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Biography

Arthur Omura is a specialist in historical keyboard instruments based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He studied with Charles Rus in San Francisco, and with Dr. Ladd Thomas and Dr. Lucinda Carver at USC. He has performed at the Boston and Berkeley Early Music festivals and given numerous performances in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Omura keeps an active performance schedule as an organist and harpsichord player. He has worked with MicroFest, wildUp, iPalpiti, Les Surprises Baroques, Musica Angelica, the American Bach Soloists, and the Cantata Collective. Omura has collaborated on several recordings, most recently on the Cantata Collective's second recording of Bach Cantatas.  His interest in instrument making led him to work with harpsichord builder Curtis Berak, whom he has assisted in restoring several instruments, and with organ builder Manuel Rosales. Omura is the director of music at Grace Episcopal Church in Martinez, CA.

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at the Kontrapunktus premier

at the Kontrapunktus premier

at the Kontrapunktus premier

at the Kontrapunktus premier

in the iso booth

in the iso booth

in the studio

in the studio

Festival de Mayo

Festival de Mayo

Brian Asawa, Diana Tash, Fred Rosselet, Arthur Omura.

Fred and I

Fred and I

Fred Rosselet, Arthur Omura

Yours Truely

Yours Truely

at Church of the Angels, Pasadena

at Church of the Angels, Pasadena

Moving the harpsichord

Moving the harpsichord

at Beverly Hills city hall

at the Berkeley Early Music Festival

at the Berkeley Early Music Festival

Rotem Gilbert, Ana Kim, Jason Yoshida, Arthur Omura

Sweet Temperament

Sweet Temperament

Fred Rosselet, Katina Mitchell, Amelia Tobiason, Arthur Omura

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