Robert Rollin

Robert Rollin, a native of Brooklyn, New York, began composing at age 8 and was soon recommended by conductor Erich Leinsdorf for a special composition scholarship at Juilliard. Graduating Phi Beta Kappa from City College and with a doctorate from Cornell, he studied under Mark Brunswick, Ravi Shankar, Robert Palmer, Karel Husa, Elliot Carter, and György Ligeti. He has been recognized with annual ASCAP awards consecutively for two decades, and has held many important awards, post doctoral fellowships, and grants, including the Ohio Governor’s Award for Creative Excellence presented by the Honorable Richard Celeste in a public ceremony.

Rollin’s many compositions have been performed and broadcast on six continents, and have been used as required jury pieces in the U.S.A., France, and South Africa. He serves as Associated Editor of Ex tempore, a music theory journal, and has authored numerous articles for international publications. An active pianist, he is founder and coordinator of the International Dana New Music Festival and conductor of the Dana Festival Chamber Orchestra, a professional group.

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