complete recital program - George Mason University School of Music
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Jonathan rayniDo chamP is a 19-year-old sophomore at <strong>George</strong> <strong>Mason</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>. Jonathan went to high school at the Governor’s <strong>School</strong><br />
for the Performing Arts where he developed his passion for opera/classical<br />
music. While at the Governor’s <strong>School</strong>, he was a Virginia Opera<br />
S.T.A.R. (Student Training Artistic Residency) Intern where he performed<br />
as a member <strong>of</strong> the chorus in their 100 th production <strong>of</strong> Verdi’s Il<br />
Trovatore. Since his enrollment at GMU, he has been a two time winner<br />
at the Virginia NATS (National Association <strong>of</strong> Teacher’s <strong>of</strong> Singing)<br />
competition as well as an active member <strong>of</strong> GMU Opera performing<br />
roles like The Page (Amahl and the Night Visitors), Alcindoro (La Boheme),<br />
and most recently Marco and Ser Amantio di Nicolao (Gianni Schicchi).<br />
This past summer, Jonathan made his international debut in Vietri sul<br />
Mare, Italy performing the role <strong>of</strong> Monostatos (Die Zauberflote) in the<br />
Amalfi <strong>Music</strong> Festival, under the baton <strong>of</strong> Maestro Joseph Walsh. Jonathan<br />
is a student <strong>of</strong> Patricia Miller and Samuel Bonds.<br />
miJail tumanov was born in Ukraine in 1988. In 1994, he moved to-<br />
Costa Rica, where he started his musical education at the age <strong>of</strong> 8, with<br />
Alexandr Sklioutovsky. In 1998, he was accepted into the Intensive Precollege<br />
Piano Training <strong>program</strong> at the National <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Costa Rica,<br />
as well as its sister school, the Instituto Superior de Artes, where he also<br />
studied with Ludmila Melzer. Tumanov won the Young Soloists competition<br />
<strong>of</strong> the National Symphony Orchestra <strong>of</strong> Costa Rica. Mijail has<br />
also performed with the National Symphony Orchestra <strong>of</strong> Ukraine, the<br />
Youth Symphony Orchestra <strong>of</strong> Costa Rica and the Ball State Symphony<br />
Orchestra. In 2001, he won the 5th Pinault International Competition<br />
in New York. Tumanov finished the B.M. in piano performance and<br />
pedagogy at the National <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Costa Rica in 2005 and the following<br />
year, began working towards his M.M. in piano performance at<br />
Ball State <strong>University</strong> in Indiana, under Ray Kilburn. After finishing his<br />
M.M. degree, he remained at Ball State, in the Artist Diploma <strong>program</strong>.<br />
In 2009, Tumanov advanced to the Division Round <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Music</strong> Teachers<br />
National Association Competition where he represented Indiana and<br />
was chosen as the Alternate Winner. Currently, Tumanov is working on<br />
his D.M.A. in Piano Performance at <strong>George</strong> <strong>Mason</strong> <strong>University</strong>, studying<br />
with Dr. Anna Balakerskaia.<br />
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