Richard Robbins

Background

About Richard Robbins

Richard W. Robbins is the director of choral activities at Shenandoah Conservatory and the director and James Erb Choral Chair of the Richmond Symphony Chorus. Praised for his “moving” and “powerful” choruses by the press, Robbins is a highly sought-after clinician and adjudicator for choral festivals across the United States. His choral performances have been featured on television and nationally-syndicated radio programs such as American Public Media’s “Pipedreams.” Robbins has prepared choruses for distinguished conductors and collaborated with various arts organizations, including the Houston Ballet, the Fayha National Choir of Lebanon, the Krakow Academy of Music, and more. He is also a published scholar, with research on American choral music of the 1930s and editions of early Baroque Italian sacred music available internationally.