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Rome's Own Musical Ensembles, Inc. has gained a reputation for hosting outstanding concert events. Its events regularly create quite a buzz in the community as people scramble for free tickets before the concerts and discuss them for weeks afterwards. Playing to capacity audiences in the Rome City Auditorium, the groups under the R.O.M.E. umbrella have earned standing ovations for great music, creative themes and programming, and the inclusion of guest artists from Rome, Atlanta, and beyond. |
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Dr. Sam Baltzer is director of the music education program at Shorter College
in Rome, GA. Besides his responsibilities at Shorter, Sam also directs all
of the R.O.M.E. musical ensembles - the Northwest Georgia Winds,
Chamber Players of the South, and the Clocktower Jazz Ensemble. He also
leads and plays string bass in Applescraps, a small jazz combo. Sam is an
active composer, arranger, performer, and clinician. The Rome Area Council
for the Arts (RACA) awarded their Artist of the Year award to Sam
in 1998.
experience producing concerts for the Rome, Georgia area. Our five NW GA WINDS
(community band) concerts this year remain free of charge thanks to our generous donors and sponsors. We will also
partner with Shorter College Opera Theatre to present 'The Merry Widow' by Lehar, and will again present 'Heart and Soul'
by our fabulous Clock Tower Jazz Ensemble. We will also perform Young Audience concerts, for Shorter College's
commencements, and for the Heart of the Community Award Banquet. Last year we performed for over 10,000 people and I
expect this year we'll top that. Thanks for checking out our site and I hope you can attend some of our events!
Musically yours,
Sam Baltzer,
Artistic Director
Our Mission R.O.M.E. (Rome's Own Musical Ensembles) is a nonprofit corporation
established in 2001 to administer the activities of its three affiliate musical groups. Its mission
is to help build a better community by providing high quality, affordable, family-oriented musical
programs; to provide a performance outlet for adult musicians; and to include as guests the many
excellent music, dance, and theater groups in our area.
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