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Oklahoman Obrea Roller Builds a Noted Music Career
Roller, oboe player and conductor, rose from bakery work and hitchhiking to join orchestras across Oklahoma and beyond. He served as a combat medic in World War II, earned a Purple Heart, and led the GI Symphony in Europe before directing bands at Southern Methodist University and Amarillo Symphony. He now heads a 60-piece Amarillo ensemble, praising its spirit and talent and urging local pride.
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Oklahoma City
Roller
Cleveland
Okla
Tulsa
YMCA
France
Springfield
Lapland
Arkansas
Missouri
Roger
Buffalo Symphony
Carlo Edwards
Metropolitan Opera
Ponca City
Shawnee
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma A&m
Oklahoma City Symphony
Fastman School of Music
Rochester
Josephine Peteet
Amarillo Symphony
Oadnoo
Aarysia Tooyen
Lynda Jo
Jan David
Eastman
Rochester Civic Symphony
Boston Symphony
Berkshire Music Festival
Lenox
Mass
Serge Koussevitsky
Berkshires
Middle-West
Southwest
Ala
Andre Kostelanetz
Normandy
Europe
Bir
Mingham
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Ama
Amarillo