About Roland Sandoval:

Roland Sandoval studied Music Education at Texas Lutheran University and the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is a recipient of a master’s degree in education from Our Lady of the Lake University. He has been a Texas band director in the award-winning programs in the Kingsville and Hondo ISD’s. He returned to San Antonio as a band director at John Jay HS. For twenty years he served as the Associate and Director of Bands at Sandra Day O’Connor High School in the Northside School District. His duties included serving as a Conductor of all 4 concert bands, 2 jazz ensembles & jazz combo. He has also been the music arranger and drill designer for the award winning 400 member O’Connor “Panther” Marching Band. Roland served as the Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Department of Music from 2018-2021. At UTSA he worked with the UTSA SOSA Marching Band and served as the Graduate Teaching Assistant with all three university concert bands and undergraduate instrumental courses. Mr. Sandoval has served on the adjunct music education faculty at Trinity University in San Antonio and returned to public education serving as the Fine Arts Instrumental Music Coordinator for the San Antonio ISD for three years.

Roland has been on the summer faculty of several band, leadership, and drum major camps. His service includes being the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All State Concert Bands saxophone section teacher for 4 years and from 2003-2014 he was the Organizer for the TMEA All State Jazz Ensemble. He has been the Vice President of the TMEA Region 11 and served as Jazz Division Chairman for TMEA Region 11/29 for 20 years. He served as President of Region 11 for 12 years. From 2003-2009 Mr. Sandoval was the Vice President of the Texas Chapter of the International Association for Jazz Education and served a term as a Director of the Texas Jazz Educators Association (TJEA). Roland continues to be active as a clinician and adjudicator throughout Texas in the marching, jazz, and concert arenas. He has been selected as a TMEA All Region Conductor/Clinician/UIL Judge in Region 5, 9, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20, 22, 26, 28, 32, UIL Area and UIL State Marching Band Championships, ATSSB Region 11 & 12, and for the SAISD & Austin All Region Concert & Jazz All City Bands.

Concert bands, jazz ensembles and marching bands that Mr. Sandoval has been associated with have consistently earned UIL “Sweepstakes” honors for 28 years including superior ratings and Best In Class Honors at various festivals throughout Texas. Significant honors include the 2007, 2009 OHS Jazz Ensemble I & Combo being invited and featured at the North Texas Jazz Festival in Denton Texas, the 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, & 2015 O’Connor Symphonic Winds being selected as the TMEA Region 11 Honor Band winner and Area Finalist and the 2008, 2010, 2012 & 2014 O’Connor “Panther” Marching Band qualifying for the UIL 5A & 6A Texas State Marching Band Contest. In 2014 the Panther Marching Band was the UIL Area G Marching Champions. The O’Connor Band and Jazz Ensemble have also served as a demonstration ensemble at both TMEA & TBA Conventions. Roland also continues to perform professionally throughout the San Antonio area. His professional affiliations include TMEA, TBA, TMAA, TJEA, PASIC, Who’s Who Among American Teachers, and Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity. He is a proud 2009 Inductee of Phi Beta Mu International Band Fraternity Alpha Chapter. Mr. Sandoval was named the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Department of Music Alumnus of the Year for 2015-2016 by the UTSA music faculty. In 2015 Mr. Sandoval was elected to an eight-year term on the State Board of Directors of the Texas Bandmasters Association and served as President of TBA for the Association’s 75th Anniversary in 2022.