GILBERTO
BIO
"Drummer Gilberto Moretti-Hamilton…..deliver(s) body-shaking rock that makes no excuses for age"
Charlotte Observer
“Gilberto Moretti-Hamilton as Freddy, is a rock star on the drums, watching him go to town is so inspiring!”
Buffalo Theatre Guide
Photo by: Matt Karas
Gilberto is a multi-instrumentalist hailing from New York City. He was honored as "Musician of the Year 2017" by the Boys Club of NYC.
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This native New Yorker comes from a musical family with roots in the Caribbean and Italy.
In 2018 he won both critical and audience praise while touring the country as Freddy, the drummer,
in the First National Tour of Broadway’s School of Rock_The Musical..
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In 2019 Gilberto was a part of the new musical
"Last days of Summer" cast playing the role of Chucky Margolis. Special Thanks to Tara-Rubin Casting and Mom & Dad for their support.
In 2020 Gilberto won “Best Male Actor” at the DYCD Film Festival In NYC.
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Recently he was one of the winners selected at
"The Queens Streaming Winter JazzFest Competition".
Spring 2021: Gilberto just got accepted to Juilliard Music School’s Pre-College program for young & talented musicians and performed at "Restart Stages" at Lincoln Center, NYC.
He performs regularly with his band at the legendary Bitter End in NYC’s Greenwich Village and ShapeShifter-Lab in Brooklyn, NYC
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Summer 2022 and 2023 Gilberto joined conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (YOLA).
YOLA connects young musicians from diverse regions across the country and provides them with world-class music instruction, as well as an opportunity to work and perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles with celebrated conductor, Gustavo Dudamel.
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Summer 2024 Gilberto will be joining Summer Jazz Academy @ Jazz Lincoln Center.
Fall 2024 Gilberto will be heading to Berklee College of Music with Full Merit Scholarship.
Gilberto in the news
" Drummer Gilberto Moretti-Hamilton …..deliver(s) body-shaking rock that makes no excuses for age"
-Charlotte Observer
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“…Gilberto Moretti-Hamilton, as Freddy, offering up a drum fill that'd make Neil Peart proud.”
-Online Milwaukee
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“….Gilberto Moretti-Hamilton on the drums…. (is) particularly impressive…..his charm is irresistible…”
-Tampa Bay Times
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"...... master drummer Gilberto Moretti-Hamilton …”
-Chicago Sun Times
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“….hipster Gilberto Moretti-Hamilton on drums….a cornucopia of musical precocity."
-BroadwayWorld_Charlotte
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“....Gilberto Moretti-Hamilton is an amazing drummer with boundless energy that matches the pace of the show.”
-BroadwayWorld Orlando
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COMING UP SOON!!!
VIDEOS
"FRANKESTEIN" ( GILBERTO & FRIENDS )
"LILIA/THE CHICKEN" ( GILBERTO & FRIENDS )
Check out this cool Covid collaboration between Juilliard’s Percussion Preparatory Division, Juilliard Dance, WHIN and composer Kendall Williams.
Gilberto Moretti-Hamilton said. “As percussionists, we have to play as one—we have to feel the same pulse, the same rhythm, the same feeling. Being in person and being able to see the person right next to you and play together—we were able to communicate and connect.”
PHOTOS
Juilliard School Music Advancement Program
Juilliard School Music Advancement Program
Gilberto will join conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (YOLA) for their celebration performance on Saturday July 15st.
Gil was invited to join YOLA National Festival for the second year consecutive. YOLA connects young musicians from diverse regions across the country and provides them with world-class music instruction, as well as an opportunity to work and perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles with celebrated conductor, Gustavo Dudamel.
"Gilberto & Friends" A Night in New York
PAST PERFORMANCES:
Past Performances:
SATURDAY MAY 20TH @7:30PM
Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra
David Robertson, Conductor
Sarah Kirkland SNIDER Something for the Dark (2015)
John ADAMS The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19TH​@7:30PM
Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra
Alice Tully Hall
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Lincoln Center, 1941 Broadway, New York, NY 10023
Program information:
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Adam Glaser, Conductor
Anna Handler, Conductor
Fiona Khuong-Huu, Violin
BERLIOZ Roman Carnival Overture
KORNGOLD Violin Concerto in D Major
James LEE III Sukkot Through Orion’s Nebula (2011)
STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
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Saturday, May 21, 2022, 7:30PM
Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra
Adam Glaser, Conductor
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Hankyoung Linda Chang, Violin
Zhou LONG The Rhyme of Taigu
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
STRAVINSKY Petrushka
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Saturday, Feb 19, 2022, 7:30pm
Adam Glaser Conducts the Pre-College Orchestra
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Peter Jay Sharp Theater
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The Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th St., New York, NY 10023
Program information:
Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra
Adam Glaser, Conductor
BOULANGER D’un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning)
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 107 with Dylan Wu (cello competition winner)
RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome
RAVEL La Valse
