Clayne Robison
Clayne Robison is an American composer who is a professor of voice at Southern Virginia University. He previously served as the director of the Brigham Young University opera program. He is a specialist in the study of vocal beauty. Robison's wife Vivien is also a musician who has been an adjunct professor at BYU and a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
Early life and education
Robison is a native of Boise, Idaho. He received his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and then received a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School. However, he later took an MMus and then a DMA, both from the University of Washington.
Career
Robison became the director of BYU's opera program in 1973. He was in charge of BYU's performance of Boris Godunov with Jerome Hines singing the lead at BYU in 1975.
Robison composed a piece of music[clarification needed] that was used for the dedication services of the Orson Hyde Memorial Garden in Jerusalem in 1979.[1]
Robison and his wife Vivien were members of the Nauvoo University faculty for a short time.[2] He also served as a professor at Southern Virginia University.
Personal life
Robison is a Latter-day Saint. Since retiring from BYU in 2006 he has served a mission with his wife for the LDS Church in Austria and Germany. Robison now teaches vocal lessons from home.[3]
Selected publications
- Robison, C. W. (1969). Annotated selections of vocal solo literature for young voices (PDF) (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- Robison, Clayne W.; Bounous, Barry; Bailey, Ross (1992). "Acoustical profile of trained low male classical singing voices ranked as to perceptions of relative 'beauty'". J Acoust Soc Am. 91: 2433. doi:10.1121/1.403135.
References
- ↑ Galbraith, David B.; Van Dyke, Blair L. (2008). "The BYU Jerusalem Center: Reflections of A Modern Pioneer". Religious Educator. 9 (1): 29ff.
- ↑ "Nauvoo University bio of Clayne Robison". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-07-26. Unknown parameter
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Other sources
- Howard, Rebecca C. (August 20, 2006). "BYU professor followed heart into life of music". Deseret News. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- Rollings Bigler, A.; Osborne, K. (2022). Group Voice Instruction Strategies in University Settings: A Collective Case Study. International Congress of Voice Teachers (ICVT 2022). Vienna, Austria. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- Statom, G. C. (2015). Practice for Heaven: Music for Worship that Looks Higher. Wipf & Stock. ISBN 978-1498207218. Search this book on
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- 20th-century American composers
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- American male composers
- American Mormon missionaries in Austria
- American Mormon missionaries in Germany
- Brigham Young University alumni
- Brigham Young University faculty
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Latter Day Saints from Idaho
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