Scott Roeder is serving his first year as instructor of applied tuba/euphonium and director of the brass ensemble and pep band at UTPA. Mr. Roeder served as principal tubist with the Midland-Odessa Symphony, Lone Star Brass, and the Texas Music Festival. Performance credits include the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, LaCrosse Symphony, Canton Orchestra, and the Illinois Symphony.
As an educator Scott has taught at Wayland Baptist University and was the low brass instructor for the Midland, Odessa, and Crane school districts. He has presented lectures and masterclasses around the country and was a featured presenter at the 2004 International Tuba and Euphonium Conference in Budapest, Hungary. His major teachers have been Mark Moore, Tucker Jolly, and John Stevens.