Ron Rost, a multi-instrumentalist living in Addison County, is an accompanist for the dance program at Middlebury College. He performs with many different groups of musicians around Vermont, currently playing keyboards, Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, etc. Some groups include The New Nile Orchestra, Gumbo Yaya, The Dirtminers and sometimes The Eames Brothers. In the past few years he has worked with high school students from The Walden Project and does percussion work with kids from the Success Program at Mary Hogan Elementary School.