Romano Di Nillo
Native Newfoundlander, Romano Di Nillo studied music at Memorial University of Newfoundland and received a masters in music From McGill. For a decade Romano was in Toronto freelancing with the Canadian Opera Company, several Symphony Orchestras, studio drumming, gamelan, writing and performing for dance and theatre. He was the musical director of The Ballad of Stompin' Tom at Blythe, Drayton, Thousand Islands and Charlottetown Festival and has been nominated for a Dora Mavoor Moore award for his work in Darren O'Donnell's BOXHEAD. In 2009 joined the new company of Wicked Munchkinland tour as their drummer for the next 8 years... 2600 shows later Romano left the road to be the percussionist with the original company of Come From Away on Broadway.
Presently Romano is living in Stratford, Ontario playing with The Bookends, Loreena McKinnett, while also composing for short film, teaching lessons and masterclasses in person and around the world through zoom. This 2024 summer you’ll find Romano and his Wife Christa in the pit of Come From Away in Gander, NL