Omar Surillo (b. 1979 San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a composer and multi instrumentalist from the Orlando area.  He has performed nationally and internationally in various ensembles ranging from classical to jazz to rock.

Omar gave birth to his musical nucles at the age of five when he began taking piano lessons.  Soon after, he learng to play the guitar, followed by alto saxophone and drumset.  Between 2000 and 2004, he tourd extensively as a drummer and guitarist for rock groups Mashlin, Unsung Zeros and Agent Felix, opening for acts such as the Ataris, Thursday, MxPx, Yellowcard, The Sleeping and Punchline.  Feeling that being in a commercial band constrained his musical aspirations, he decided to leave those restrictions behind to pursue music theory and composition.

He went on to receive his undergraduate degree from Stetson University, where he studied composition with Sydney Hodkinson and Manual DeMurga.  While at Stetson, Omar was awarded the title of Stetson Piano Scholar, selected as an associate artist for the Atlantic Center for the Arts, and inducted into the music honor society, Pi Kappa Lambda.

After graduating magna cum laude in December of 2008, Omar went on to teach music theory fundamentals at Stetson University and a course in composition and songwriting at Valencia College.  Currently, he is a student at the Yale School of Music, where he studies with Aaron Jay Kernis.