Private Lessons with Robert S.
Robert S.
Robert has a resume a mile long and you can read most of it below. Basically, he's our go-to guy for Music Theory, Composition, and Music Technology. Of course, most of his students are studying piano primarily. Robert is super talented and we've seen tremendous growth in all of his students!
Robert Strobel is an accomplished composer, performer, and teacher of all ages who wants to make learning music fun. Some of his favorite things include Ableton Live, music marketing, piano music, and writing for the orchestra. As a composer, he has over 20 commissions. Among those he has received through time include 2 commissions from the Barlow Endowment, Ladyslipper Ensemble, a work for some string players of the St. Louis Symphony (Mizzou NM Initiative), [TriO], The Missouri Quintet, and Columbia College, among others.
He undertook an artist residency at Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, and won the Southwest American Prize in the electronic music category. He was also a finalist in the Orient/Occident orchestral competition where his recent orchestral work Life : Aaru was performed by the KLK Symphony Orchestra. He won 3rd place in the Bruno Maderna International Composers Competition. His music has been broadcast on WPRB Princeton in Marvin Rosen’s 25-hour new music marathon, and on Hawaii Public Radio, in the program “Singing and Other Sins.”
Recordings of his works can be found on Society of Composers, Inc. CD flare, and on the album Sn. His symphonic work From the Book of the Dead was a winner in the Missouri Orchestra Composers’ project. He also won the FSU sponsored Force Majeure Woodwind Quintet Competition. His work Prairie Dog Rhapsody received a special mention at the Alfred Schnittke Composer's Forum and Competition. Some of the festivals he has attended include the TUTTI Festival, Source Song Festival, among others. His music has been published by Holy Sheet Music, Aldebaran Editions in Italy, and Forton Music in the UK. Robert Strobel has a doctorate degree from Florida State University.