1/12/24 - THANK YOU to everyone who donated! As per request, we will continue to accept funds. Your consideration for Roper and other fire victims is deeply appreciated at this time - we are overwhelmed and humbled. K

LA-based tuba player and composer William Roper is a treasured member of the creative music community. Sadly, Roper lost his Altadena home in the 2025 greater Los Angeles wildfires. This emergency fundraiser fulfills the desperate need to secure this invaluable artist some sense of normalcy in the aftermath of a devastating event.

This is an image of the actual devastation:

My name is Karl Evangelista, an Oakland-based guitarist/composer and longtime collaborator of Roper's. I'm just doing what I can at a time when family and community are of paramount importance. All of the monies collected from this fundraiser will go to Roper's living expenses, professional items, and other miscellaneous recovery costs.