TOM KOLOR
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MUSIC
Percussion Performance

M.M. The Juilliard School    

B25 Baird Hall
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260

tel: (716) 645-0649
fax: (716) 645-3824
email: tpkolor@buffalo.edu

Percussionist Tom Kolor specializes in 20th and 21st century music, and is one of New York City’s most in demand chamber musicians.  Currently an Assistant Professor at University at Buffalo, Mr. Kolor directs the Percussion Ensemble, teaches private lessons, and is Principal Percussionist with UB’s Slee Sinfonietta.

Professor Kolor appears throughout the United States and Europe as a member of Talujon Percussion, Manhattan Sinfonietta, Ensemble 21, Sospeso, American Modern Ensemble and Newband.  In addition, he is a frequent guest of such ensembles as the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New York New Music Ensemble, Speculum Musicae, Continuum, Da Capo Chamber Players, Group for Contemporary Music, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

As a soloist, Professor Kolor has given dozens of premieres by such composers as Milton Babbitt, John Zorn, Wayne Peterson, Tania Leon, and Jerome Kitzke. He has recorded for Bridge, New World, Albany, Capstone, Innova, Wergo, Naxos, CRI, Koch, Tzadik, North/South Consonance, and Deutsche Grammophon labels.