Yónder Muñoz-Calderón
Percussionist Yónder Muñoz-Calderón is recipient of the Cultural National Prize of Costa Rica in Music Performance and winner of the Jacqueline Avent Concerto Competition and the University of Costa Rica Soloists contest. Muñoz-Calderón has been recognized as an honorary student of the School of Musical Arts of the University of Costa Rica.
He has performed as soloist with the University of Costa Rica Symphony Orchestra, University of Costa Rica Percussion Ensemble, Heredia Symphony Orchestra, Sewanee Festival Orchestra and the University of Costa Rica School of Music Symphony Orchestra.
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Yónder Muñoz-Calderón
Muñoz is well known for his multiple collaborations with Central American composers and can be heard in different recordings. The album "La voz del Ave'', in which he participated as soloist, was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2020.
He has participated with the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica, Costa Rican Philharmonic Orchestra, Cartago Symphony Orchestra, Heredia Symphony Orchestra, is former principal percussionist of University of Costa Rica Symphony Orchestra.
He has been teaching privately, as well in public institutions and assisting the Percussion Chair of the University of Costa Rica. Yónder has toured in Costa Rica, Central America, Mexico, and the United States, and participated twice in the Sewanee Summer Music Festival. Yónder Muñoz, holds a B.M. from University of Costa Rica.