Mike W. Roylance is the principal tuba of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, joining in 2003. Previously, Mr. Roylance has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, and Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Prior to joining the Boston Symphony Orchestra, he was a member of Walt Disney World’s “Future Corps” in Orlando, Florida. Being well-versed in many styles of music, Mr. Roylance also enjoyed a diverse and celebrated freelance career including performances throughout Europe, China, and Japan. He has been a featured soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, and the US Coast Guard Band and has ushered in many new works, including his critically acclaimed premiere of Gunther Schuller’s Tuba Concerto No. 2. and his brilliant recording of Teutonic Tales, a new work for tuba written for him by Robert W. Smith.

On faculties at Boston University and the New England Conservatory of Music as well as the Tanglewood Music Center, Mr. Roylance is an active teacher, coach, and chamber musician. He has presented masterclasses and recitals
at numerous locations around the United States and is often called upon as an audition coach. Additionally, he founded and directs the tuba/euphonium workshop at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute.

Mr. Roylance is on the advisory board of Kids 4 Harmony, an El Sistema- inspired program based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts which transforms the lives of children by providing them with the opportunity to learn and play orchestral music at no cost to them.

He received his Bachelor of Music degree from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and his Master of Music degree at DePaul University in Chicago. An avid pilot with an instrument rating and an active cyclist, Mike Roylance lives in Boston with his wife Amanda and their three daughters.