Biography

Nico Abondolo, adjunct assistant professor, strings, is principal bassist of the New Century Chamber Orchestra and an internationally recognized double bass soloist and chamber musician. He received master's and doctoral degrees from the Juilliard School where he studied with David Walter. Since becoming the first bass player ever to win first place in the 1983 Geneva International Competition in Switzerland, he has performed throughout the United States, Europe and the Far East. He composes and performs for The Perks, a music, dance and drama ensemble he co-founded while studying at the Juilliard School of Music. He is the bassist and percussionist for his local Santa Barbara Brazilian band Caixa de Sol.