Roland's New V-Piano Grand Onstage at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards Ceremony

The world's motion picture elite recently gathered at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood,

CA, to celebrate the 83rd annual Academy Awards® ceremony.  Onstage with the evenings

presenters and winners was the new flagship of  Roland's V-Piano® series the V-Piano

Grand

of the Oscars® 50+ piece orchestra conducted by William Ross.  Performing on the

V-Piano Grand was Tom Ranier who can be seen regularly performing on ABC's "Dancing

With The Stars."

This year's Academy Awards was highlighted with a number of musical performances

that showcased the V-Piano Grand, including flashbacks of previous award-winning

films, performances of this year's nominees for Best Songs, and a musical tribute

sung by Celine Dion.  The next day, the V-Piano Grand returned with the orchestra to

the Kodak Theater for Oprah Winfrey's "Ultimate After-Oscar Party," with interviews

of the winners and other Academy Awards honorees.

"We are very proud that the V-Piano Grand was chosen to be a part of the Academy

Awards orchestra," says Dan Krisher, Artist Relations Manager for Roland Corporation

U.S.  "The use of the V-Piano Grand on the Oscars® demonstrates that it can now

take its place on the finest concert stages, thanks to its revolutionary modeling

technology and new on-board multi-channel sound system."

For more information about Roland Artist Relations visit

http://www.RolandUS.com/Alliance.