To provide financial and other assistance to young musicians, and to promote the creation and enjoyment of music in the community.read more
The purpose of the Friends of ROAM is to assist young musicians to access high quality music education in order to develop their musicianship and love of the art of music.
Eric Tober believes in the power of music and its unequaled ability to communicate the human condition. Reared in the shadow of the birthplace of jazz.... read more
Michelle Bares Tober is a native of Lafayette, Louisiana. She grew up in a large French-speaking Cajun family, in the land of gumbo and Zydeco.... read more
Karla is from Salt Lake City, UT. She studied law in San Francisco, CA and afterwards she spent 2 years in Guatemala as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer.... read more
Brian has lived in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria with his wife Karla (also a Friends of ROAM board member) since 1998, the same year they had the first of their two children, Maya and Gabe.... read more
As the product of adventurous parents who never stayed in one place long enough to feel like "locals", Wendy is happy to have called Del Ray home for the past 21 years.... read more
A life-long music lover, Thad finally picked up the guitar in middle-age and has become a master strummer of simple songs and a disciple of the “three chords and the truth” school of guitar playing.... read more
Jonathan Wolcott is a partner at Holland & Knight LLP and serves as pro bono counsel to Friends of ROAM. Jonathan’s legal practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions.... read more
Joy has lived in Del Ray since 1999. Her family discovered ROAM several years ago, when one of her daughters joined a band and another enrolled in guitar lessons.... read more
A great lover of music, Alex Sirpis has been involved with ROAM since its inception. Alex was raised in Oakton, Virginia and has spent the last 25 years as an Alexandrian.... read more
"It's impossible to make music and feel unhappy at the same time." - Ben Poulin.... read more
Rachael Turner is a mom of two in Arlington. A lifelong music lover, she and her husband are proud to be raising kids who have learned to love playing guitar, piano, drums, and singing, thanks to ROAM.... read more
Jalyn Henton and Tanisha Carino have lived in Alexandria since 2006. Their children, Jordan and Stella, are both ROAM students with their own bands (Lemon Juice and NÜDL).... read more
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