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Education:

Doctor of Musical Arts, 1988:
Yale University, School of Music
Dissertation: The Pushkin Song Settings of Dmitri Shostakovich

Master of Musical Arts, 1983:
Yale University, School of Music

Master of Arts, 1982:
Yale University, School of Music

Bachelor of Arts, 1976:
Wesleyan University (Magna cum laude with University Honors), degree in Religious Studies and American Studies with Secondary School Teaching Certification
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

1997-present	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	Chair of Voice Department; Lecturer in Music: Individual Studio Voice Lessons as member of faculty; Master classes http://music.vassar.edu/robert.html
1997-present	Nassau Community College Garden City, NY	Master Class in Vocal Repertoire and Technique; Individual Voice Lessons as member of Adjunct faculty
Spring 2003	Bennington College Bennington, VT	Master Class in Vocal Repertoire and Technique
October 2001	School of Music Indiana University Bloomington, IN	Performance Workshop on the Vocal Music of Charles Ives: Taught interpretive and technical classes on the song repertoire of Charles Ives sponsored by the Charles Ives Society, Inc.
1996-1997	Concordia College Bronxville, NY	Individual Voice Lessons as member of Adjunct Faculty
1996	Master Class Worcester, MA	Sowerby Festival: Taught interpretive and technical classes on the song repertoire of Leo Sowerby
1989-present	Private Voice Studio New York	Students primarily young adults, teach classically-based technique with application to classical, musical theater and popular repertoires. Focus also on individual interpretative Coaching, Languages/Diction, Ear Training, Rhythmic Studies
1989	SUNY Purchase, NY	Lecturer: Vocal Literature and Interpretation; undergraduate course in German Lieder, French mélodies and Italian, English and American art songs
1980-83	Yale University New Haven, CT	Teaching Assistantship: Individual Voice Lessons to undergraduate students
1983	Yale University New Haven, CT	Lecture Series for Master of Musical Arts Seminar; The Grain of the Voice - comparative historical recordings coupled with readings in philosophy and semiotics
1977-80	Mannes College of Music New York	Adjunct Professor in ESL
1977-80	Baruch College, CUNY New York	Adjunct Professor in English and ESL
1976	Drew College Preparatory School, San Francisco	Instructor of French Language and Literature