A. Clyde Roller

A. Clyde Roller

Archie Clyde Roller (October 13, 1914–October 16, 2005) was an American music professor and conductor.

Roller, a native of Rogersville, Missouri, received his musical education at the Eastman School of Music, graduating in 1941. Roller was the principal oboist with several orchestras: the Oklahoma City Symphony from 1937 to 1939, the Birmingham (Alabama) Symphony from 1940 to 1942, and the Tulsa Philharmonic. He also conducted the Southern Methodist University Orchestra from 1947 to 1948.

Returning to Eastman in 1963, he was ensembles professor at Eastman. For Mercury Records in 1963, he conducted the Eastman Wind Ensemble in Vittorio Giannini's Symphony No. 3 and Alan Hovhaness's Symphony No. 4. Roller served in similar positions at the University of Houston, University of Texas at Austin (from which he retired in 1979), Southern Methodist University, University of Wisconsin–Madison, and Michigan. He was a conductor and faculty member teaching oboe at the Interlochen Center for the Arts 1951-2004. He was the resident conductor of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, musical director and conductor of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra (Michigan) 1967-1978 and Amarillo Symphony 1948-1962. He also guest conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Roller and Arthur Fiedler also swapped conducting roles on occasion, with Fiedler taking the Amarillo Symphony and Roller conducting the Boston Pops Orchestra.

Roller died in San Antonio, Texas. Clyde was survived by his younger brother Dale Roller a music teacher in Amarillo, Tx.

Awards

  • Amarillo Globe-News Man of the Year, 1961
  • Sigma Alpha Iota’s National Artist Affiliate Award, 1979
  • Texas Orchestra Director of the Year, 1979
  • Edwin Franko Goldman Memorial Citation, 1998
  • Outstanding Educator of America Award

References

  • In Memory of A. CLYDE ROLLER [1]
  • Obituaries in the Amarillo Globe-News, October 18, 2005 and the Lansing State Journal, October 24, 2005 page 2D.
  • Stoddard, Hope. Symphony Conductors of the U.S.A. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1957.
Preceded by
Frederick Fennell
Conductor of the Eastman Wind Ensemble
1962–1964
Succeeded by
Donald Hunsberger

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