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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:

34th season, 228th program, U-M Symphony Orchestra - Part 2 of 2, 1961-08-03

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Identifier: 43825000111285
Keywords

National Music Camp, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, 1961, Taylor

Dates: 1961-08-03

34th season, 284th program, U of M Symphony Orchestra - Part 1 of 3 , 1961-08-10

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Identifier: 43825000111566
Keywords

National Music Camp, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, 1961, Haydn, Mozart, Griffes, Ravel, McKay

Dates: 1961-08-10

34th season, 284th program, U of M Symphony Orchestra - Part 2 of 3 , 1961-08-10

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Identifier: 43825000111558
Keywords

National Music Camp, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, 1961, Beethoven, Copland

Dates: 1961-08-10

34th season, 284th program, U of M Symphony Orchestra - Part 3 of 3 , 1961-08-10

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Identifier: 43825000111749
Keywords

National Music Camp, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, 1961, Rubinstein

Dates: 1961-08-10

34th season, Concerto Winners with NHSSO, 1961

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Identifier: 43825000026681
Keywords

National Music Camp, Concerto Winners, National High School Symphony Orchestra, 1961, Kabalevsky, Mendelssohn, Ibert, Ravel, Rubenstein

Dates: 1961

34th season, HS Concert Orchestra, 1961

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Identifier: 43825000056233
Keywords

National Music Camp, High School Concert Orchestra, 1961, Dvorak, Holst, Hanson, Massanet, Halvorsen, Copland, Schubert, Bach

Dates: 1961

34th season, Music for Voice of America Series, Program 2, 1961-08-23

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Identifier: 43825000030055
Keywords

Music for Voice of America Series, Program 2, 1961, Hartley, Clyde Roller, National High School Symphony Orchestra, Respighi, National Music Camp

Dates: 1961-08-23

34th season, Music for Voice of America Series, Program 7, 1961-08-23

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Identifier: 43825000036227
Keywords

Music for Voice of America Series, Program 7, 1961, Downs, Dr. Joseph E. Maddy, National High School Symphony Orchestra, Tchaikovsky, Clyde Roller, National High School Philharmonic Orchestra, National Music Camp

Dates: 1961-08-23

34th season, Music for Voice of America Series, Program 10, 1961-08-24

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Identifier: 43825000030006
Keywords

Music for Voice of America Series, Program 10, 1961, Barber, A. Clyde Roller, National High School Symphony Orchestra, Dvorak, Wm. Russell Skidmore, cello, University Orchestra, National Music Camp

Dates: 1961-08-24

34th season, Music for Voice of America Series, Program 12, 1961-08-24

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Identifier: 43825000030030
Keywords

Music for Voice of America Series, Program 12, 1961, Gould, Lyman Starr, National High School Philharmonic Orchestra, Mozart, Nancy Howe, flute, Orien Dalley, Honors Orchestra, Milhaud, Richard Kvistad, percussion, A. Clyde Roller, University Orchestra

Dates: 1961-08-24

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