On April 6, 1970, Robert Tall began his sales career representing Rodgers in southern California. At that time, the dealership was in Burbank. In 1974, Rodgers moved to Torrance where Tall created and headed the Division of Institutional Sales for the world's largest piano and organ dealership. In 1984, he formed his own company, Robert Tall & Associates, a Glendale-based company that became the California representatives for Rodgers Pipe Organ Division. In 1987, RTA was incorporated and moved to its present location in San Dimas.

Robert Tall & Associates has been designated a Rodgers Platinum Dealer for 2009. Details coming soon!

Dr. Robert Tall

Robert Tall has devoted most of his life to music. Early piano and organ studies began at home in Idaho with his mother, Deoine Halverson Tall, herself a fine pianist and organist. Advanced studies at the University of Utah culminated in 1967 with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Music and Psychology. He was a student of Mormon Tabernacle Organists, Dr. Frank Asper and Dr. Alexander Schreiner. During his student years, he was a frequent guest recitalist at the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, Robert was appointed Principal Organist and Featured Artist at the Hollywood Bowl Easter Sunrise Services, a position he held for twelve years. He also continued advanced organ studies with the late Richard Purvis.

In 1980, he performed the Howard Hanson Concerto for Organ, Strings and Harp with the late Carmen Dragon and the Glendale Symphony in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Los Angeles Music Center. In October 2000, he was one of nine organists invited to perform in the Virgil Fox Memorial recital at the famed Riverside Church in New York City, which was a remarkable event recorded by Gothic Records.

Dr. Tall has been a member of the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Guild of Organists since 1984. He has held many positions, including Dean, and was the Convention Coordinator for the Los Angeles AGO National Convention, July 4-9, 2004. On the national level, he recently served as Director of the Committee on National Conventions. Robert currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Ruth and Clarence Mader Memorial Scholarship Fund.

In 2008, he became a member of the prestigious Recording Academy and was elevated to the status of Voting Member for the GRAMMY Awards. His latest CD, "Masterpieces", released in March 2009, has been submitted for a GRAMMY. His interpretation of Karg-Elert's organ masterpiece, "The Soul of the Lake", won him commendation from the Karg-Elert Society and the opportunity to join that renowned group of musicians.

Residing in Glendale, California, Dr. Tall manages the Division of Marketing and Sales for his company. Robert Tall & Associates, Inc. is one of the world's leading distributors of classical organs and digital music systems. Beyond music, Robert actively supports organizations and programs that care for the welfare of underprivileged children. He is a member of the Board of Trustees for Los Angeles based St. Anne's Foundation.

Robert Hoyt

Robert Hoyt is happy to be joining the Robert Tall and Associates team. Robert recently relocated from Manhattan, where he worked as the office manager for Frank and Camille's West, the primary Yamaha dealer in NY. Previous employment includes Corporate Collections for Morgan Stanley, Human Resources for Deutsche Bank, Private Security for The Montel Williams Show, and Company Manager for the World Tour of Porgy and Bess, which traveled throughout the U.S., Great Britain, Portugal, and Australia/ New Zealand.

Robert is a working opera singer as well, and has sung in 99 cities in 12 different countries. He is currently involved in LA Opera's new production of the Ring Cycle and is looking forward to many more productions in the Southern California Area.

David Demers

RTA’s Corporate Financial Officer, David Demers, has two positions with our company. As CFO, he manages the Corporate Office, which is in Glendale and he directs the Department of Technical Services. As such, he oversees all installations and service of Rodgers organs in the territories we serve, both in southern California and southern Nevada.

Having been with us from the beginning, his 35 years of experience make him an invaluable part of our overall success as a company.

RTA enjoys a close working relationship with the following technicians, installers and movers.