The Gleaner
Published: Monday | March 7, 2016
The Philharmonic Orchestra of Jamaica (POJ) will host distinguished
Jamaican conductor and pianist Dr Jon Robertson, along with a string
quartet from the Lynn University Conservatory of Music, Boca Raton, USA,
this week. The group will work with the orchestra in various technical
areas during their stay and will stage a free public concert on
Saturday, March 12 at 6 p.m. at the Garrison Church, Up Park Camp, St Andrew.
Robertson will also facilitate two workshops for advanced orchestral conductors in the country.
The group will also be leading a workshop on chamber music at the Edna
Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts on March 8 at 2
p.m. They will visit other local orchestras, including the Immaculate
Symphony Orchestra and the National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica.
Chairman of the POJ, Andrew Ho, stated the collaboration with Robertson
and the Lynn Conservatory is an important step for the orchestra, as it
strives to build its technical proficiency and establish links with
overseas music institutions.
Robertson enjoys a distinguished career as a pianist, conductor and
academic. His career as a concert pianist began at nine years old with
his debut in Town Hall, New York. He was awarded a full scholarship to
the Juilliard School, where he earned BM, MS and DMA degrees in piano
performance. Robertson also studied choral conducting with Abraham
Kaplan and orchestral conducting with Richard Pittman of the New England
Conservatory of Music.
At present, Robertson is dean of the Lynn University Conservatory of
Music in Boca Raton, Florida (formerly The Harid Conservatory). Under
his leadership the conservatory has joined the ranks of major
conservatories and institutions of music, boasting a world-renowned
faculty of performers and scholars.
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