Background
Robinson, Raymond Edwin was born on December 26, 1932 in San Jose, California, United States. Son of Elam Edwin and Zula Mai (Hatley) Robinson.
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Robinson, Raymond Edwin was born on December 26, 1932 in San Jose, California, United States. Son of Elam Edwin and Zula Mai (Hatley) Robinson.
Bachelor, San Jose State University, 1956. Master of Music, Indiana University, 1958. Doctor in Museum Education, Indiana University, 1969.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Westminster Choir College, 1987. Postdoctoral study, Jagiellonian University, Poland, 1995. Postdoctoral study, Cambridge University, 1987—1989.
Postdoctoral study, Cambridge University, 2002—2003.
Instructor music Indiana University, Bloomington, 1958-1959. Music critic Portland Reporter, 1962-1963, Baltimore Evening Sun, 1964-1968, Palm Beach (Florida) Post, since 1991, Palm Beach Daily News, 2003—2004. Founder, teacher seminar for music administrators, since 1972.
Chairman division fine arts Cascade College, Portland, Oregon, 1959-1963. Dean Peabody Institute, Baltimore, 1963-1969. President Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey, 1969-1987.
Visiting fellow Wolfson College University Cambridge, England, 1987—1989, England, 2002—2003. Distinguished professor choral studies, choral conductor Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, Florida, since 1989. President Prestige Publications, Inc., since 1978.
Professor School Church Music Knox Theological Seminary, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, since 1989. Visiting professor University Miami, 2001—2002. Choral conductor Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, Florida, 1992-1993.
Conductor-in-residence, director music First Presbyterian Church, West Palm Beach, 1989-1997. Director music Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1997, music director, conductor Palm Beach Symphony Orchestra, 2004^. Special guest choral conductor Palm Beach Opera, since 1990.
Interim conductor Choral Society Palm Beaches, 1992. Conductor Ray Robinson Chorale, since 1994, Cambridge (England) University, Cambridge, England, 1987-1989, 2002-2003, Kiev, Ukraine, 1997, Budapest, 1997, Cracow, 2002, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, 1997. Visiting professor University Miami, Florida, 2001-2002.
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Board directors Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, 1967-1969, American Boy Choir School, 1970-1973, New York Choral Society, since 1972, Palm Beach Atlantic University choral series Hinshaw Music Inc., since 1990. Board directors Palm Beach County Council Arts, chairman professional artists committee, member task force for master plan, 1990-1992. Member cultural plan committee Palm Beach County Cultural Council, 1992.
Member task force for education Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, 1994-1995. Member art in public places committee West Palm Beach, Florida 2004^. Member College Music Society (life), American Choral Directors Association (life, chairman research and publications committee since 1986), International Heinrich Schütz Society (chairman American section 1984-1987), University Club New York, Nassau Club Princeton, Governors Club West Palm Beach.
Married Ruth Aleen Chamberlain, March 12, 1954. Children: Cynthia Rae, Greg Edwin, David L., Brent Steven, Jeffrey Vernon.