other RECENT AWARDS  (abridged)

• Valedictorian:  Highest Honors: Philosophy and Classical Composition; Univ. of Hawaii

• 3 Masters Degrees: Jazz Composition & Jazz Performance: New England Conservatory

• National Awards :  Downbeat Student Music Award, 2004, '06, & '06.

• ASCAP/SCI Classical Composition Contest Winner 2002, West Coast

• New England Conservatory Performance Outreach Fellowship, 2004 and 2005

• Composer of the Year, University of Hawaii, 2002

• Composer of the Year, University of Hawaii 1999

• Presser Scholar Award

• All American Scholar

• Phi Beta Kappa

• Heidi Research in Music Award

• Music Departmental Award, University of Hawaii

• FM-AM Music Scholarship

• Centrum/Bud Shank Scholarship recipient, 2003

• Philosophy Departmental Scholarship

• Pi Kappa Lambda

• Ruth Small--Memorial Scholarship

• Golden Key International Honor Society

• Music Departmental Award, University of Hawaii

• FM-AM Music Scholarship

• Margaret Todd Scholarship

• 5-Time ASUH Scholarship recipient

“...after graduating Valedictorian—with simultaneous degrees in philosophy and composition--Roland has been one of the select few chosen to study composition at the New England Conservatory of Music where he will be working on simultaneous masters degrees. "             KHON-TV News,  Hawaii

UPCOMING  COMPOSITIONS

• Composition: feature for Ted Nash (Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra member and solo artist)  for Mr. Nash and Jazz Orchestra: to be premiered March 9th.

• Composition: for Darryl Harper (DMA candidate, New England Conservatory) and internationally screened video artist Salem Mukuria: to be premiered March 2nd

• Composition: feature for jazz guitar legend Mike Stern (w/Jazz Orchestra): premiere Spring '09.

      COMPOSITION   PERFORMANCE   HISTORY  (abridged)

• For String Orchestra, Jazz Orchestra and Poet, “Dream Corridor Suite.”

                 A commission for the Jacob Knight Award for Poetry winner, Lea C. Deschenes.  Premiered in Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory April, ’05.

• String Quartet, ASCAP/SCI Winner, West Coast

• Saxophone Choir, “When There Were Heroes” premiere conducted by Harvey Pittel

                  James Madison University

                  Indiana Purdue

                  University of Texas

                  University of Northern Colorado

                  University of Hawaii

• Piano Trio, “Le Sentiment du Fer”

                  London College of Music’s New Music Festival

• Piano and Voice, “But by Constant Falling” A commission from the winner of Poet’s Elite   2000

                  University of Hawaii

• String Sextet and Voice, “Uwe Ka Opua”

                  University of Hawaii

• Jazz Orchestra, “The Calling”

                 New England Conservatory

• Big Band, “All of Me.”  A commission from

                 University of Hawaii

• For Trumpets, Trombones, and Percussion, “The Cliffs Unfolding"

                 University of Hawaii