Roland Chavez is currently in his 14th year as Director of Percussion at Cedar Park High School in Austin, TX. During his tenure at Cedar Park the group has received numerous awards and honors, including 5 Texas UIL State Marching Band Championships, 2013 TMEA 5A Honor Band and the 2012 PASIC Standstill Marching Drumline Championship. Mr. Chavez served as the Director of Percussion at Legacy High School in Mansfield, TX where his group won the 2010 P.A.S. Call for Tapes Percussion Ensemble Competition. Chavez was also the Director of Percussion at perennial Bands of America standout Ronald Reagan High School in San Antonio, TX from 2004 to 2009.
Mr. Chavez was a member of the Colts Drum & Bugle Corps snare line from 1991 to 1992. He also was a member of the World Champion Concord Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps snare line from 1995 to 1996 where he earned the DCI High Percussion Award and DCI World Championship in 1996. Roland has also served as the Percussion Caption Head & Arranger for the Crossmen Drum & Bugle Corps during the 2007 & 2008 seasons. He is a graduate of The University of Texas, earning a degree in Economics, and a graduate of Texas State University, earning a Bachelor of Music degree. Mr. Chavez is an active member of the Texas Music Educators Association and the Texas Bandmasters Association.
Mr. Chavez is also an active adjudicator, arranger and clinician throughout Texas. He is an educational endorser for Innovative Percussion, Remo Drumheads and Zildjian Cymbals.
Mr. Chavez was a member of the Colts Drum & Bugle Corps snare line from 1991 to 1992. He also was a member of the World Champion Concord Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps snare line from 1995 to 1996 where he earned the DCI High Percussion Award and DCI World Championship in 1996. Roland has also served as the Percussion Caption Head & Arranger for the Crossmen Drum & Bugle Corps during the 2007 & 2008 seasons. He is a graduate of The University of Texas, earning a degree in Economics, and a graduate of Texas State University, earning a Bachelor of Music degree. Mr. Chavez is an active member of the Texas Music Educators Association and the Texas Bandmasters Association.
Mr. Chavez is also an active adjudicator, arranger and clinician throughout Texas. He is an educational endorser for Innovative Percussion, Remo Drumheads and Zildjian Cymbals.