Avis Romm 
Steinway Performing Artist

About Avis

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Avis Romm’s love affair with the piano began as early as age three.  This passion led her to studies at The Juilliard School in New York where she received Bachelor of Music and Master of Science degrees.  While in New York, she gave performances at Alice Tully Hall, Studio 58, concerts with the Juilliard Ensemble (Contemporary Music Ensemble founded by Luciano Berio and conducted by Dennis Russell Davies), as a member of The Juilliard Accompanying Staff and as a freelance performing and recording pianist.  In addition, she performed as a solo and ensemble pianist for radio, television and stage throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, Russia, and Asia.
Avis is highly respected in the field of opera, having coached, directed, conducted and performed in hundreds of opera productions internationally.  Much of her work was recorded for broadcast on television and radio, and she performs regularly with internationally renowned soloists.  She is a frequent collaborative pianist for the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute in Denver, Colorado.  
Ms. Romm’s ongoing commitment to education has led to her involvement with some unique musical endeavors.  With a view to young people, she became a specialist in the Carabo-Cone Method, A Sensory-Motor Approach to Music Learning, and spearheaded an innovative project by Yamaha Music Canada to integrate music education and classroom activities in the public schools.  Avis has taught and lectured at the college level both in the United States and Canada; a major focal point of her lectures is musical collaboration and chamber performance.  
Ms. Romm is also well known for her music editing skills; several of her popular piano editions are available from Minstrel Press.  They include works by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin and Debussy.  She created piano reductions of orchestral accompaniments for the Canadian Brass Solo Performing Editions for Trumpet (concertos by Haydn and Hummel), published by Hal Leonard Music, Inc.
Her CD entitled “Piano Dreams” was released by Opening Day Entertainment Group and is available on I-Tunes.
For Avis, it is a particular thrill to perform with family, and she performs regularly with her husband Ronald Romm, former and founding member of the world famous Canadian Brass, member of the Summit Brass and Professor of Trumpet at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  They present duo recitals and special pops shows with symphony orchestras as the Ronald and Avis Romm Trumpet and Piano Duo.  The Duo performed in France and Italy in the spring of 2014, Russia in 2016, and China and Bulgaria in 2017, and Poland in 2018.  As part of the Romm Family Trio, she has performed in Italy, France, Belgium, and most recently, Spain.  
Avis Romm is a Steinway Performing Artist.