Roland Davis wins 4th

National Competition Award in '08

Winner of 4 coveted National Competition awards, Downbeat awards, and an ASCAP Classical Composition award, Roland graduated valedictorian, with Highest Honors and simultaneous degrees in Philosophy and Classical Composition from the University of Hawaii and has 3 Masters Degrees from the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music.

A Presser Scholar and an All American Scholar, he has won over 30 awards and scholarships in Philosophy and Music including two Composer of the Year Awards, Phi Beta Kappa, Philosophy Departmental Award, Bud Shank Scholarship, and others, all while performing and teaching in 12 countries and his home: Hawaii

Roland conducts   the premiere of  "Dream Corridor Suite"

an original composition for string orchestra, jazz orchestra, and voice in the famous Jordan Hall.

The award winning poet Lea C. DeSchenes commissioned the piece and

performed the dramatic speaking part.