▁January ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁Wy kes ▁left ▁Bow ling ▁Green ▁to ▁study ▁and ▁teach ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁U rb ana - Ch amp aign ▁where ▁he ▁stayed ▁until ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁music ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁music ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁Washington ▁University ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁becoming ▁a ▁full ▁professor ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁He ▁played ▁fl ute ▁with ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁Studio ▁for ▁New ▁Music ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁Washington ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁composer - in - res idence ▁at ▁the ▁D jer ass i ▁Foundation ▁in ▁Wood side , ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁visit ing ▁scholar ▁at ▁the ▁Computer ▁Center ▁for ▁Research ▁in ▁Music ▁and ▁Ac oust ics ▁( CC R MA ) ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁His ▁notable ▁students ▁include ▁Oliver ▁Nelson , ▁Ol ly ▁Wilson , ▁J ocy ▁de ▁O live ira , ▁Rh ian ▁Samuel , ▁ ▁Gary ▁Lee ▁Nelson , ▁Greg ▁D anner ▁and ▁John ▁El wood ▁Price . ▁ ▁Wy kes ' s ▁orch est ral ▁works ▁have ▁been ▁performed