Gregory Galand
Bass
Born and raised in Brooklyn NY, Gregory Galand started his musical journey at eleven, and instantly fell in love with the double bass. He began studying with Vasil Fomitsky during his time at LaGuardia High School. He is continuing his studies with James VanDemark at the Eastman School of Music.
Last summer, he attended the Chautauqua Institution to study with Curtis Burris and Owen Lee, and plans to travel to Austria to participate in AIMS. During his career, Gregory has played with a number of ensembles, such as the Ottava Bass Quartet, New York Youth Symphony, and the Eastman Philharmonia. While in the New York Youth Symphony, he participated in the Grammy award winning album “Works by Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman” in 2022. He has won multiple concerto competitions, most recently the 2025 Eastman School of Music Bass Concerto Competition with Nino Rota’s Divertimento Concertante.
Gregory prioritizes bringing out composers’ messages and characters from within the pieces he performs. For him, music is a way to connect people to each other, and to experience emotions and thoughts that would otherwise be hidden. Touching an audience with music is one of his greatest joys.
