Originally from Guilford, Connecticut, Brian Samuel Robinson, 27, is a graduate of the Mannes College of Music in New York City where he studied under David Tcimpidis. Prior to that he studied composition with Peter Bellino through the Mannes Extension Division. He has received scholarship from the Leopold Schepp Foundation and the Mannes College of Music, and was recently awarded the Lotte Pulvemacher-Egers Humanities Award. In the summer of 2002, Brian received a full scholarship to attend the California Summer Music Festival in Monterey, California, where he studied with composer-in-residence Ellen Taafe Zwilich.
Brian was manager of the New York contemporary chamber ensemble, Parnassus, for it’s 26th season, and was assistant production manager of the Riverside Symphony from 1999-2001.
Brian comes from an extensive vocal background, having performed in several choirs throughout high school and college, including Connecticut All-State and All-Eastern Festival Choirs. He currently studies voice with Lois Winter at Mannes.
It is Brian goal to create music that is sophisticated and reflects music’s intricate history, while at the same time breaks down the barriers of genre and nomenclature. While much of his work has been heard in the concert hall, he has composed arrangements of rock music that have been performed in reknowned New York clubs like the Knitting Factory and CBGBs, cultivating an audience that would otherwise never seek out music played on classical instruments. Brian is a member of the American Music Center.