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Roller, A. Clyde

 Person

Biography

Archibald Clyde Roller (October 13, 1914 – October 16, 2005) was an American music professor, conductor, and oboist. 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 conducted Dallas's Southern Methodist University Orchestra from 1947 to 1948, and from 1948 to 1962 was music director of the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra. He also guest conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra: Roller and Arthur Fiedler swapped conducting roles on occasion as well, with Fiedler leading the Amarillo Symphony and Roller conducting the Boston Pops Orchestra. He was the resident conductor of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, and the musical director and conductor of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra (Michigan) 1967–1978. Roller was a favorite of New Zealand, having appeared there six times to take the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra on tour, recording with them for television and radio, and also performing with the Royal Christchurch Society in an All-Beethoven concert.

Found in 304 Collections and/or Records:

29th season, 38th season, Zoltan Kodaly Interview, Special for President Eisenhower, 1956-07-27, 1965-08-15

 Item
Identifier: 43825000056324
Keywords

Zoltan Kodaly Interview, Special, President Eisenhower, NMC 1965 & 56, Richard Wagner, Jurriaan Andriessen, F. Mendelssohn, Ludwig van Beethoven, J.P. Sousa, J. Strauss, Gyorgy Sandar, National Music Camp

Dates: 1956-07-27, 1965-08-15

30th season, 103rd program, NHSO Broadcast - Part 1 of 2, 1957-07-14

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Identifier: 43825000000934
Keywords

National Music Camp, National High School Orchestra Broadcast, 1957, Beethoven, Luther-Roller, Wagner



Recording Content

First number: 4th movement Beethoven Symphony #7

Dates: 1957-07-14

30th season, 103rd program, NHSO Broadcast - Part 2 of 2, 1957-07-14

 Item
Identifier: 43825000001007
Keywords

National Music Camp, National High School Orchestra, 1957, Beethoven, Luther-Roller, Wagner



Recording Content

First three movements of Beethoven symphony only

Dates: 1957-07-14

30th season, 127th program, UO, Sibelius Concerto, 1957-07-19

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Identifier: 43825000001015
Keywords

National Music Camp, University Orchestra, 1957, Mozart, Saint-Saens

Dates: 1957-07-19

30th season, 257th program, Concerto Winners - Part 1 of 3 , 1957-08-09

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Identifier: 43825000001056
Keywords

National Music Camp, Concerto Winners, University Orchestra, 1957, Fitzgerald, Schumann, Jacob



Recording Content

Ends after "concerto for trombone and orchestra"

Dates: 1957-08-09

30th season, 257th program, Concerto Winners - Part 2 of 3 , 1957-08-09

 Item
Identifier: 43825000001064
Keywords

National Music Camp, Concerto Winners, Honors Orchestra, 1957, Beethoven, Barber



Recording Content

Ends after concerto for violin"

Dates: 1957-08-09

30th season, 257th program, Concerto Winners - Part 3 of 3 , 1957-08-09

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Identifier: 43825000001072
Keywords

National Music Camp, Concerto Winners, University Orchestra, 1957, Lalo, Liszt

Dates: 1957-08-09

30th season, Concerto Winners, 1957 season, 1957

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Identifier: 43825000044023
Keywords

Concerto Winners, 1957, National Music Camp, Henri Wieniawski, Luigi Boccherini, Robert Schumann, Gordon Jacob

Dates: 1957

30th season, Concerto Winners - Part 3 of 3 , 1957-08-10

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Identifier: 43825000001148
Keywords

National Music Camp, Concerto Winners, Honors Orchestra, Debussy, Ibert, Schuman

Dates: 1957-08-10

30th season, Concerto Winners with University Orchestra Broadcast, 1957-08-09

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Identifier: 43825000001049
Keywords

National Music Camp, Concerto Winners, 1957, Barber, Liszt



Recording Content

Begins at "concerto for violin"

Dates: 1957-08-09

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