Dr. Darryl Roland, Director of Music

Dr. Roland came to St. Peter's in August of 2011 from the Episcopal Cathedral Church of Saint John in Wilmington, Del., where he was canon precentor as well as school artistic director.  Before that, he worked in Evansville, Ind.

During his 16-year tenure in Delaware, Dr. Roland founded the Cathedral Choir School of Delaware and achieved notable success.  The school’s students, aged 7 to 18, drawn from all over Wilmington and from all socio-economic backgrounds, were offered piano and voice training, mentoring from adult volunteers, summer camp, and help with tutoring and homework after school.   Remarkably, 100% of Dr. Roland's students ultimately applied to and were accepted at college.

The schoolkids joined the adult choir to lead worship at the Cathedral on Sundays as well.

Dr. Roland's Choir School program received the Coming up Taller Award for outstanding after-school programs for children and youth from the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities and its partner agencies. The choir performed at the awards ceremony at the White House, where then-First Lady Laura Bush served as honorary chair of the committee. In January of 2012, Dr. Roland will travel to England to receive an Honorary Fellowship Diploma from the international Guild of Church Musicians for his work at the choir school.

In addition to his obvious gifts for teaching and outreach to kids, Dr. Roland has a passion for the English choral tradition, and is excited to be part of the venerable tradition of choral music at St. Peter's