Roller, A. Clyde
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.
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32nd season, Concerto Winners with UO, Highlights Broadcast - Part 1 of 2, 1959-08-14
National Music Camp, University Symphony Orchestra, 1959
32nd season, Concerto Winners with UO, Highlights Broadcast - Part 2 of 2, 1959-08-14
National Music Camp, University Symphony Orchestra, 1959, Tschaikowsky
32nd season, HS Concert Orchestra, 1959
National Music Camp, High School Concert Orchestra, 1959, Chebrier, Suolabti, Tschaikowsky, Giannini
33rd season, 182nd program, NHSSO Broadcast, 1960-07-31
National Music Camp, National High School Orchestra, 1960, Barber, Stravinsky, Strauss
33rd season, 212th program, U-M Symphony Orchestra - Part 1 of 3, 1960-08-04
National Music Camp, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, 1960, Brindel, Beglarian
33rd season, 212th program, U-M Symphony Orchestra - Part 2 of 3, 1960-08-04
National Music Camp, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Gillis, Taylor
33rd season, 212th program, U-M Symphony Orchestra - Part 3 of 3, 1960-08-04
National Music Camp, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, 1960, Hanson
33rd season, 212th program, UO, 1960-08-04
University Symphony Orchestra, 1960, Bernard Brindel, Grant Beglarian, Don Gillis, Deems Taylor, Howard Hanson, National Music Camp
33rd season, 269th program, Concerto Winners - Part 1 of 4 , 1960-08-12
National Music Camp, University Symphony Orchestra, Vivaldi, Saint-Saens
33rd season, 269th program, Concerto Winners - Part 2 of 4 , 1960-08-12
National Music Camp, University Symphony Orchestra, 1960, Mendelssohn, Griffes
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