Matthew Roeder

Matthew Roeder

Matthew Roeder is Assistant Professor of Music and the Associate Director of Bands at the University of Colorado at Boulder where he also serves as the Director of the “Golden Buffalo” Marching Band. He is a member of the conducting and music education faculties and is responsible for teaching courses in both conducting and music education as well as conducting university instrumental ensembles. Dr. Roeder earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Instrumental Conducting and Literature from CU where he was also a graduate assistant in the Department of Bands for two years. He received his Masters of Music in Music Education with a conducting emphasis from the Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University and his Bachelors of Music in Music Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Dr. Roeder has a number of years experience teaching in the public schools having previously taught at Parkville High School in Baltimore County, Maryland and holding the positions of Director of Bands and Performing Arts Department chairman. In this capacity, he was recognized by the Maryland General Assembly for outstanding service and dedication to Parkville and the students in the Performing Arts Department.

Dr. Roeder currently serves as Music Director of the Colorado Wind Ensemble, the only wind ensemble outside of academia in the Denver metropolitan area. A semi-professional organization, the Colorado Wind Ensemble was founded in 1983 and performs a variety of music written for winds and percussion from Renaissance through Contemporary style periods.

Dr. Roeder received the 2007 Marinus Smith Award from the University of Colorado Parents Association and has received the Residence Life Academic Teaching Award for the past two years. He is an active member of the College Band Director’s National Association, World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, National Band Association, Music Educators National Conference, Colorado Bandmasters Association, Colorado Music Educators Association, a lifetime member of Phi Mu Alpha and an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi. He remains active as a clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor throughout the United States.

An outdoor enthusiast, Dr. Roeder enjoys spending family time with his wife, Cheryl, and his two boys, Austin and Ethan, in the mountains of Colorado.

Email: matthew.roeder@colorado.edu
Office Phone:  303-492-6585

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