Roy Meyer

In addition to his role as violinist of the Griffon String Quartet, Roy Meyer is Concertmaster of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, a member of the Chicago Philharmonic, and a frequent substitute violinist with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

A highly dedicated chamber musician, Roy’s collaborations include performances with Midsummer’s Music in Door County, Wisconsin, Pro Arte Quartet, Kontras Quartet, as well as Apollo Music Festival in Houston, Minnesota.

As a soloist, Roy has appeared with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Winona Symphony Orchestra, Wartburg Community Symphony Orchestra, Indiana State University Orchestra and the ASI student Orchestra.

A passionate educator of young musicians, Roy is currently head of the Griffon Quartet strings program which teaches over 40 students in Green Bay and Door County, Wisconsin. In addition, Roy has led master classes at University of North Dakota, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Virginia Tech, SUNY New Paltz, Indiana State University, Apollo Music Festival, and has served as a member of the faculty at the American Suzuki Institute in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and the Illinois Chamber Music Festival in Bloomington, Illinois. In 2018, Roy served as the visiting professor of violin at Illinois Wesleyan University.

Roy Meyer began violin studies at 4 years old with Kyoko Fuller and earned his Bachelor of Music from the University of Wisconsin- Madison, Masters of Music from the University of South Florida in Tampa, and continued his violin studies at New York University. His primary teachers include David Perry, Carolyn Stuart, Gregory Fulkerson, Naoko Tanaka, and Laurie Hamilton.

When not on stage, Roy enjoys following sports, traveling, hiking, and has recently taken to gardening.