Posted by Joe- DePaul Alum on July 10, 2003 at 09:22:06:
This article appeared in the most recent issue of the DePaul University Magazine.
School of Music Produces Top Tuba Talent
The recent appointment of music master's degree student Mike Roylance to principal tubist of The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops Orchestra is a real coup for him and DePaul's School of Music. "To appreciate what Mike's appointment represents, you have to realize that these vacancies are very rare," says Donald Casey, School of Music dean. "None of the big five orchestras has had a tuba chair vacancy for 20 years or more. This is the one tubists have been waiting for."
Alumnus Daryl Johnson and music student W. Jerome Stover also earned coveted tuba chairs in the Louisville and Honolulu orchestras, respectively, in 2001. Music faculty member Floyd Cooley, who performed for 32 years as principal tuba of the San Francisco Orchestra before retiring last year,taught all three of these musicians.