Staff Info

Director

Mr. Komperda is a graduate of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music where he earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree. Currently in his 17th year teaching, Mr. Komperda teaches in Rocky River, where he directs the Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, two high school Jazz Bands, the Pit Orchestra and the Pep Band, and teaches Music Technology and AP Music Theory courses at Rocky River High School. He also teaches beginning Brass & Percussion and 3rd grade music at Kensington Intermediate School and serves as the Music Department coordinator. Outside of his teaching duties, Mr. Komperda serves on the Board and is a co-Director of the Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony (CYWS) which brings together the best wind and percussion student musicians from around the Cleveland area. In addition to performing annually at Severance Music Center (home of the Cleveland Orchestra), Mr. Komperda has also conducted CYWS and international groups in Scotland, England, and Spain. He plays clarinet in the Cleveland Winds, and directs and plays in pit orchestras around the Cleveland area. Recently, he has performed in productions of Matilda, The Wizard of Oz, 9 to 5, Beauty and the Beast, Shrek the Musical, Sweeney Todd, and Into the Woods. Professionally, Mr. Komperda is a member of the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA), the American School Band Directors Association (ASBDA), and has presented and performed at the OMEA Professional Development Conference.

Assistant Director