Joseph Robinson
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1979-- Performed Bach Double Concerto with Pinchas Zukerman and NYP; participated in the Grand Teton Music Festival (20 years) 1980—Joined the Board of Directors, Brevard Music Center (8 years) 1981-- Began coordination of Area Committee Musicales for NYP Development Department (7 years) 1982—Performed Strauss Concerto with Zubin Mehta and NYP; published an article in Symphony entitled “Take Your Oboe Player to Lunch” urging musician advocacy in support of orchestras 1983—Received Honorary Doctor of Music Degree from Davidson College and produced a concert on campus conducted by Zubin Mehta which raised $400,000 for student scholarships; began Joseph Robinson Seminars at UNC-Greensboro and at Hidden Valley, California (3 years) 1984—Helped commission, then performed and recorded the Rochberg Concerto with Zubin Mehta and NYP; became President of the Grand Teton Orchestra Seminar (3 years) and joined the Board of Directors of the Grand Teton Music Festival (12 years); presented new Loree oboe to a musician in Bombay 1985— Performed Mozart Sinfonia Concertante on European tour with Zubin Mehta and NYP; arranged funding and academic opportunties in the US for oboists from Calcutta and Bangkok; created the “World Invitational Orchestra” for Zubin Mehta’s performance of Mahler’s Third Symphony at the Grand Teton Music Festival 1986—Performed Bach Double Concerto with Itzhak Perlman, Zubin Mehta and NYP; became chair of National Artistic Advisory Committee for Oberlin College (3 years); elected Trustee of Davidson College (3 years) 1987—Performed Haydn Concerto eight times with Zubin Mehta and NYP; performed Mozart Concerto five times on South American tour with Zubin Mehta and NYP; published pedagogical guide “Oboists, Exhale Before Playing” in Instrumentalist 1988—undertook fund-raising campaign and planning for NYP’s first-ever two-week residency at the Grand Teton Music Festival in summer 1989; participated in formation of the American-Russian Youth Orchestra 1989— Played William Schuman’s “To Thee Old Cause” with Zubin Mehta and NYP; arranged “CBS Sunday Morning” television feature for NYP in Jackson Hole, WY; joined Board of Directors of Union Theological Seminary in NYC (4 years); was invited by Seiji Ozawa to join the Boston Symphony; produced “Oboe Spectacular”—a program of oboe concertos performed by my student, Keisuke Wakao, and myself in Suntory Hall in Tokyo 1990—Invited to become Dean of Oberlin Conservatory; was instrumental in establishing a Master of Orchestral Performance degree—the first of its kind in America—at Manhattan School: Departmental Chair (14 years) 1991—Performed Bach’s “Wedding Cantata” with Kurt Masur and NYP; established The Children’s Merry-Go-Round, Inc. to implement pianist Itamar Golan’s dream of building a carousel in Jerusalem; began week-long chamber music residencies for NYP principal players at The Homestead in Virginia (3 years); performed at the personal invitation of the Governor of North Carolina in a centennial concert in Raleigh 1992—Produced for Union Theological Seminary and performed in “Heroes of Conscience”—a program at Riverside Church commemorating the anti-Nazi martyrdom of Conductor Christoph Von Dohnanyi’s father and uncle which raised funds for an endowed Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair of Theology at Union 1993-- Won a New York Emmy as Executive Producer of the television version of “Heroes of Conscience”—honored for “Outstanding Performance Programming 1993” 1994—Appointed to the “Magic of Music” National Advisory Committee for Knight Foundation’s symphony orchestra initiative (3 years) 1995—Performed the Vaughan-Williams Concerto with Sir Andrew Davis and NYP; was named “Scholar of the Aspen Institute;” published “What I Learned in the Lenoir High School Band” in The Wilson Quarterly—an article reprinted many times in support of instrumental training in the schools 1996—Organized with Richard Woodhams “Two Orchestras, One Maestro” –a concert presenting the New York Philharmonic and The Philadelphia Orchestra on two halves of the same program conducted by Neeme Jarvi, called by The New York Times “a classic battle of the bands;” was opening night soloist for the North Carolina Symphony, performing Vaughan-Williams and Tison Street 1997—Created “Masters at Davidson” a week-long residency for major orchestra principal players and Sylvia McNair at Davidson College to benefit Plott Music Scholarships; became a charter member of The Board of Overseers of The Curtis Institute (2 years) 1998—Delivered the Commencement Address for music students at Appalachian University in Boone, NC; addressed the Association of North Carolina Orchestras at their annual convention; recorded “New York Legends” solo CD 1999—Invited Make-A-Wish cancer patient Johanna Johnson to perform in a concert of the NYP; became volunteer president of The Stamas Fund, an unprecedented charitable organization enabling orchestra members to benefit their most talented and neediest students (4 years) 2000—Performed Strauss Concerto with Kurt Masur and NYP; played a joint recital with my star student from Beijing to benefit the George Abernethy Scholarship Fund at Davidson College; published “Raising the Demand Curve for Symphony Orchestras” in Harmony, arguing that concerts performed in a competitive format will increase public interest in orchestras 2001-- Commissioned Peter Schickele to write a double concerto for oboe and violin and performed the world premiere with Glenn Dicterow and the Brevard Music Center Orchestra; participated in the Bellingham (WA) Festival of Music (4 years) 2002—Joined the Bellingham (WA) Festival of Music Board of Directors (3 years) 2003—Produced a fund-raising concert called “Prelude to Piano,” involving Manny Ax and fifteen other professionals in joint performances with students in New Jersey, raising almost $100,000 for purchase of the high school’s new Steinway grand piano 2004—Inducted into the Caldwell County (NC) Hall of Honor; participated in an all-star chamber music series at Bay Chamber Concerts in Rockport, ME 2005—Performed the Strauss Oboe Concerto and both Brahms Serenades in concerts that were broadcast from the Bellingham Festival of Music on NPR's "Performance Today"; played his final concert as Principal Oboe of the New York Philharmonic (Mahler's Fifth Symphony--reading from the same part used also as his last concert by Harold Gomberg and signed "March 8, 1977") in Berlin on September 13; and played concertos by Bach and Handel with the Duke University Symphony in October and the Mozart Oboe Quartet with the Guarneri at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art in November. 2006—Produced Mahler's "Resurrection" Symphony No. 2 as part of Easter week in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Riverside Church in New York City--also in tribute to conductor Neeme Jarvi; presided at "A Day in the Studio of Joseph Robinson" at Duke University that attracted 100 observers and participants; and performed once again as first oboe in the Bellingham Festival in August.
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