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Last year, I was fortunate enough to work with the Lincoln High School
Choir in Thief River Falls, MN. It was a wonderful
experience. I will be working with them again in the
month of May. Additionally, I'll be traveling with them
this summer to New York City to perform at the Lincoln
Center. It will be a blast! Here are some shots from
performances that we did together earlier this year.
Their director, Darcy Reese is one of a kind. She's
exactly what every rural community high school choir
needs.
 
 
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 On Saturday, March 29, I performed in Ulen, MN at the
Top Hat Theater. We had a mighty 400 people in the
audience and they all seemed to be ready to hear some
great Gospel music. I had my usual team with me -- Sandy
Hodges (alto), Valerie Robinson (soprano), Annette Hardy
(tenor) and, of course, the incomparable Sam Reeves on
piano. We performed several pieces from my new release,
"I Believe" from Tyrol Hill Music. At the end of the
evening, we made long trip back to Minneapolis and got
in town around 3:00 AM. It was grueling, but I would do
it again in a heartbeat. (Attached is a photo from the
concert.)
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Back in
January 2007, I took a remnant of the TCC Gospel
Ensemble to sing with me in New York City for the annual
Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP)
conference. I showcased with the group and we had great
turnout at the showcase. I guess you're saying, "Robert,
get to the point." Well, here's the point: We actually
got some presenters who saw us at the New York APAP
conference to book us. Last weekend, I took a small
group of three singers and a pianist (my usual group) to
Cartersville, IL to perform at John A. Logan College and
also to West Salem, IL to perform at the Marie W. Heider
Center for the Arts. Both performances went really well!
I'm so excited to see some performances come through
from our showcasing in New York. The audiences in both
cities really seemed to enjoy our performance and we
might be returning again very soon. Who knows!
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This January, I
started out the year doing studio work preparing for my
new CD project, "I Believe". It's an easy-listening CD
project from Tyrol Hills Music. When the owner of Tyrol
Hills Music came to me
with the idea of doing an easy-listening CD, I had to
laugh. I mean, I really laughed. As you know, my
 voice
is pretty big and I would have never thought about doing
a full album of easy-listening music. But, believe it or
not, I did it. The album is done and I will be doing
release concerts throughout the summer promoting the new
project. It is currently available online at
www.robertrobinsonmusic.com. You can also pick it up at
one my release concerts. I have two scheduled around
Father's Day -- one at the Paramount Theater in St.
Cloud on Thursday, June 12 and another on Father's Day
(Sunday, June 15) at the Hopkins High School Auditorium.
Tickets are on sale now and I want to see you all
there!!
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