10 June 1925 New York City; d. 8 April 2002, Augusta, Georgia), was an American contemporary composer, music educator at the collegiate level, conductor, violinist, and, as of 1985, a luthier.
[1] His obituary in The Augusta Chronicle stated that had been a child prodigy in music.
Fominaya played the violin for Eleanor Roosevelt at the White House before the age of ten and, by the age of 15, performed Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in D with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. Beginning 1966, Fominaya served as chair of the Fine Arts Department at Augusta State University for 16 years.
In total, Fominaya served 33 years at Augusta State University, teaching violin, composition, contemporary harmony/humanities and counterpoint.
Fominaya was an associate conductor of the Augusta Symphony and played violin in the orchestra.