Education
She studied at the University of Auckland, where she graduated in 1991 and took a position as Senior Lecturer in Composition at the same university.
She studied at the University of Auckland, where she graduated in 1991 and took a position as Senior Lecturer in Composition at the same university.
A "de Castro-Robinson Portrait" concert was held in her honor at the New Zealand International Festival of the Arts in Wellington in 2004. A 50th birthday concert was held at the University of Auckland in 2006. Besides teaching and composing, she also reviews music, speaks and broadcasts on music
She has published a number of professional articles in Canzona and Music in New Zealand.