The BJSO STAFF
Dr. Rob Tomaro, Music Director, was handed the BJSO baton by Dr. Crawford Gates in 1999. He holds a Master’s Degree and Ph.D. in Music Composition from New York University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University. He has conducted orchestras around the world.
Edie Baran, Executive Director, a Janesville resident, has worked with the Janesville Performing Arts Center, Rotary Gardens, SpotLight On Kids, the United Arts Alliance of Rock County, Stage One, Rock County Historical Society, Janesville Little Theatre, and UW Rock Theatre. She is the recipient of the YWCA Woman of Distinction Award, and is a 2008 inductee in the United Arts Alliance Arts Hall of Fame.
Brianna Trainor, Personnel Manager & Librarian, recently relocated to Beloit from Columbia, MO, where she was the Director of Education & Outreach for The Missouri Symphony, as well as Personnel Manager for both the Missouri Symphony and the Columbia Civic Orchestra. A percussionist by trade with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Percussion Performance, she has performed with 10+ professional orchestras in the Midwest including the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, Missouri Symphony Orchestra, Columbia Civic Orchestra, and Missouri Contemporary Ballet. Brianna was previously on adjunct faculty at the University of Missouri (World Music instructor) and Central Methodist University (Professor of Percussion), and she currently teaches percussion and drum set lessons in Beloit.
Edie Baran, Executive Director, a Janesville resident, has worked with the Janesville Performing Arts Center, Rotary Gardens, SpotLight On Kids, the United Arts Alliance of Rock County, Stage One, Rock County Historical Society, Janesville Little Theatre, and UW Rock Theatre. She is the recipient of the YWCA Woman of Distinction Award, and is a 2008 inductee in the United Arts Alliance Arts Hall of Fame.
Brianna Trainor, Personnel Manager & Librarian, recently relocated to Beloit from Columbia, MO, where she was the Director of Education & Outreach for The Missouri Symphony, as well as Personnel Manager for both the Missouri Symphony and the Columbia Civic Orchestra. A percussionist by trade with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Percussion Performance, she has performed with 10+ professional orchestras in the Midwest including the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, Missouri Symphony Orchestra, Columbia Civic Orchestra, and Missouri Contemporary Ballet. Brianna was previously on adjunct faculty at the University of Missouri (World Music instructor) and Central Methodist University (Professor of Percussion), and she currently teaches percussion and drum set lessons in Beloit.