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Arnor Chu
Percussion/Timpani
ARNOR CHU 24, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, has completed his master's degree at The Juilliard School, studying with Daniel Druckman. He won 1st Prize at the 2024 Great Plains International Marimba Competition and the 2019 Percussive Arts Society International Composition Contest. He performed in by Boulez's Sur Incises with the New York Philharmonic.