Omari Tau

Omari Tau appears as narrator in family-oriented symphony concerts, guiding young audiences through orchestral storytelling. Upcoming appearances include a narrated program on the history of instruments with Auburn Symphony and a performance of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf with Santa Cruz Symphony, alongside youth choruses and community ensembles.

In these family concerts, expect a narrator's voice woven between orchestral passages, helping listeners of all ages follow a story as the music unfolds. For "When Instruments Roamed the Earth," the narration likely accompanies a lighthearted exploration of orchestral instruments alongside Korngold's lush, cinematic violin concerto. For the Santa Cruz program, the centerpiece is Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, a piece where each character, the bird, the cat, the wolf, the duck, is given its own instrument and musical theme, with the narrator guiding the audience through the tale. That concert also features an eclectic mix of works, including Dvořák's New World Symphony, Stravinsky's Firebird finale, and pieces performed with youth and community choruses, suggesting a broad, celebratory program aimed at introducing diverse musical traditions to family audiences.