Ronald Roxbury (1946-1986) was a composer, singer, flutist, and pianist. He was born on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and grew up as an African American during an era of segregation. In 1969 he earned a Bachelor and Master of Music from the Peabody Conservatory, where he studied composition with Stefans Grové, Earle Brown, and Richard Rodney Bennett. The influence of his studies with Brown, a pioneer in graphic musical notation, are noticeable in a number of Roxbury's works featuring graphic or nonstandard musical notation, such as the graphic score An Attack of Flies on a Stalwart Bust of Nefertiti (1971). Roxbury also wrote several musical works that incorporate theatrical elements, such as Le werewolf s'amuse (1971) and Le sofa de solfège (1974).

Roxbury moved to New York in 1973. He was a member of the original company of Philip Glass's opera Einstein on the Beach and participated in the first production of Leonard Bernstein's Mass. Roxbury also performed with the Gregg Smith Singers and composed music for the ensemble, such as the one-act opera Leda and the Velvet Gentleman. Roxbury died of AIDS in 1986.

Source: Bland, William. "Ronald Clifton Roxbury." The Estate Project for Artists with AIDS, 2001. Page archived February 14, 2008; last accessed October 4, 2022. Available at https://web.archive.org/web/20080214110339/http://www.artistswithaids.org:80/artforms/music/catalogue/roxbury.html