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PROMOTION * PERFORMANCE * PRODUCTION
Are you planning dance classes, an international festival, a holiday performance series, a folk museum tour, a dance with live music, a musical, a Shakespearean play, a grand opening, authentic ethnic music for a folk dance ensemble, half-time entertainment, folk dance camp faculty, an educational workshop, a writing, music and dance clinic, a wedding, a reunion, an ethnic music-dance class, school assemblies, a recreational mountain hike or some other event which may creatively use the talents and expertise of an internationally known and traveled entertainer? Consider Ron Tomocik. Ron is open to discussing your event ideas or plans and in assisting with their promotion, performance, and production. For hiring arrangements or details related to special events, contact: RON TOMOCIK at (303) 455-3751.
Ron Tomocik, Accordionist
Ron Tomocik, Accordionist
For the past forty years, Ron Tomocik has been entertaining audiences in Colorado and across the world with his extensive knowledge of music and dance. Name a tune and there is a good chance that he will know it. He is known throughout the US for his appearances at folk dance classes, folk festivals and international music festivals. Ron has contributed at the largest Dutch festival in the US in Holland, Michigan as well as the International Folklife Festival in Seattle. In addition, he is a regular hired musician at international folk dance camps in Maine, Wisconsin, Florida and Germany. He has also played backup music for the Colorado Ballet and local ethnic dance groups. Ron has participated in cultural events involving television programs for Denver Public School students and continues to be involved with various programs in schools throughout the Denver Metro area.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Provided musical entertainment, April 2018, 34th Space Symposium (premier gathering of space professionals in the world), The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO
Eleven-time Gold Medal winner (2005-2017) at the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival Competition, Department of Veteran Affairs
Performs at Helga's German Restaurant, Aurora, CO; unique ability to perform authentic music from diverse cultures upon request
Five trips to France and Germany since 1994 to play music, by invitation, for various international events
2003-2008, performed at the Tulip Time Dutch Festival, Holland, MI
Performs and teaches folk dancing at State Foreign Language Convention, Greeley, CO
Since 1996, has frequently performed at the Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle, WA
Sole musician and composer of original underscore for contemporary version of The Comedy of Errors at the annual Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Summer of 1991, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Since 1991, has frequently played for various cultural events at Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA; James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA; and the University of Virgina, Charlottesville, VA
Regularly give presentations of international music for world music classes at local universities in Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, and Greely, CO
Have compiled over thirty albums of various ethnic/cultural music including: German, French, Italian, Swiss, Icelandic, Southwest Colonial, Greek, Dutch, Slovak, Breton, Wendish-Sorbisch, Hispanic, and several other unique collections of international nature
Played for numerous international music and dance events in the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming
References and CD's available upon request.
THE WORLD OF RON TOMOCIK
Variation On A Theme
Variation On A Theme
"It all began when one interest (teaching German) stimulated another one (playing German music in the classroom) and then... another (German culture). I was teaching German at the time and thought if I leraned to play German music, it would make learning more meaningful. Then culture was integrated. Today, I am not only interested in German, but familiar with French, Spanish, and Korean languages. With one day's notice, I can play non-repeated music for a minimum of one hour, from at least fifteen diferent cultures around the world. "
- Ron Tomocik
Born of Slovak parents, Ron was raised in Youngstown, Ohio, situated in the heart of one of the most ethnic-rich areas of the U.S.A. Earning a B. S. in Biology from Youngstown State University and an M. A. in Physical Education from Central Michigan University, Ron became a Doctoral candidate at the University of Northern Colorado. Certified in German, Science, Mathematics, and Physical Education. Ron has taught elementary and secondary students as well as higher education courses (Anatomical Kinesiology, Human Growth and Movement Behavior, etc.) at Metro State College in Denver and the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Multi-educated, talented, interested in and sensitive to a wide variety of human needs, Ron is, above all, versatile (especially related to ethnic music) and responsive to that special collaboration between the artist/entertainer and the client, setting the tone for creative, expressive, and educative emphasizing multi-cultural awareness.
Variation On A Theme, Ron Tomocik is the sum of many parts. Discover for yourself what an inspiring, informative, and entertaining person he is.
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