Ronnie Romano is a versatile musician based in Vermont and New York City who works throughout the Northeast as a pianist, organist, conductor, and educator. Primarily focused on choral music and community building, he serves as Director of Music for the Middlebury College Community Chorus and the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society. He also serves as Music Director for the Wellspring Hospice Singers. Last year, he joined the Middlebury College Music Faculty to serve a one year appointment as Interim Director of the Middlebury College Choir.

In addition to his church and teaching work, Ronnie is also a seasoned conductor and music director of musical theater. Highlights include the Off-Broadway production “Brecht on Brecht” for which Stage Biz New York wrote: “[Romano] is quite amazing to observe as he anchors the cast and lets them fly. He gives the performers all of his focus and sets the pace, mood, and magic of the entire performance.”

Ronnie has also served as a regular guest pianist with the Opera Company of Middlebury, with whom he performed live on Vermont Public Radio in Spring of 2022. Since 2017, he has been the Administrator of The Choral Chameleon Institute for Composers and Conductors where he mentors emerging composers and conductors and teaches Ear Training. He is now Choral Chameleon's Director of Education.

A graduate of the famous Regis High School in New York City, Ronnie holds a bachelor’s degree in Music and Mandarin Chinese from Middlebury College. He has studied with Vince Peterson, Mark Shapiro, Philip Lasser, David Conte, and Jeff Buettner. He also studied in Paris at La Schola Cantorum through EAMA, the European American Musical Alliance.