Dr. Tomm Roland with the University of Nebraska, Omaha Percussion Ensemble
Prof. Barry Ford-conductor
"Fantasy-Variations"
Focus Day Performance
Thursday, 11:00 a.m.

Tomm Roland, holds B.M. and M.M. degrees from CSU, Sacramento and a D.M.A. from SUNY Stony Brook. His principal teachers have been Ronald Holloway, Daniel Kennedy, and Raymond DesRoches. In addition, he also studied South Indian drumming under the auspices of the Fulbright Scholar program with T.H. Subahchandran and N. Ganesh Kumar. Tomm has performed in a variety of musical settings throughout the United States, Europe, India, China, and Japan. Some of his recordings include “Take Flight” with the Omaha Symphony, the soundtrack to the film Lovely, Still, Eric Revis’s “Laughters Necklace of Tears” and ambient composer Kevin Keller’s latest release “in abstentia.” He is the Marguerite Scribante Professor of Music at the University of Nebraska, Omaha where he coordinates the percussion program, directs the UNO Percussion Ensemble, and teaches courses on world music and rock 'n' roll. Tomm endorses Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks and mallets, and Mountain Rhythm percussion instruments.

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