ROBERT L BALDWIN portrait
  • Chair of Conducting Area, School Of Music
  • Chair of Instrumental Studies, School Of Music
  • Director of Orchestras, School Of Music
  • Professor, School Of Music

Professional Service

  • Alpine School District. Role: Conductor. Conductor, Alpine District Honor Orchestra. 11/17/2022 - 11/18/2022
  • Southern Utah Orchestra Teachers Association. Role: Adjudicator and Clinician. Adjudicator and Clinician for Spring 2021 Orchestra Festival (online). 02/19/2021 - 02/26/2021
  • California Orchestra Directors Associiation. Role: Conductor/Clinician. Conductor, California All-State String Orchestra. 02/01/2021 - 02/28/2021
  • Granite School District. Role: Adjudicator. Adjudicator, Orchestra Festival. 04/04/2019 - 04/04/2019
  • Riverglen Junior High Orchestra (Boise, ID). Role: Clinician. Rehearsal clinician. 03/29/2019 - 03/29/2019
  • Highland High School Orchestra. Role: Clinician. Rehearsal Clinician. 03/13/2019 - 03/13/2019
  • Lyceum Philharmonic Orchestra. Rehearsal Clinician. 02/27/2019 - 02/27/2019
  • Brighton High School . Role: Guest Conductor and Orchestra Clinician. Guest clinician. 10/15/2018 - 10/15/2018
  • Juan Diego High School . Role: Clinician and Host for Orchestra Rehearsal Observations . Clinician and Host for Orchestra Rehearsal Observations at School of Music. 02/22/2018 - 02/22/2018
  • Cherry Creek School District, Aurora Colorado. Role: Guest Conductor and Orchestra Clinician. Guest Conductor and Orchestra Clinician for the CCSD 2018 Honor Orchestra Festival. 01/19/2018 - 01/20/2018
  • Legacy Music Alliance. Role: Guest high school clinics and teacher mentoring observations. Music Clinician. 01/01/2018 - 10/19/2018
  • Boise High School. Role: Clinician. Clinician. 05/05/2017 - 05/05/2017
  • Charles Russell High School, Great Falls, MT. Role: Clinician. Clinician. 04/07/2017 - 04/07/2017
  • Nevada Music Educators Association. Role: Adjudicator. Adjudicator for Nevada State Orchestra Festival. 03/09/2017 - 03/10/2017
  • Utah Band Association Festival. Role: Adjudicator and Clinician. Adjudicator and Clinician for Palo Verde High School Orchestra. 03/04/2017 - 03/04/2017
  • Granite Youth Symphony. Role: Conductor. Guest Conducting. 02/22/2017 - 02/22/2017
  • Jordan Youth Symphony. Role: Orchestra Clinican/Conductor. Orchestra Clinic. 02/21/2017 - 02/21/2017
  • Stradivarius International Violin Competition. Role: Chair of Utah Division Adjudication Panel. Head Judge for Utah Division. 07/11/2016 - 07/16/2016
  • College Orchestra Directors Association. Role: Host, Conference planning, Conduct host concert. Host, 2016 National Conference, Salt Lake City. 03/01/2015 - 01/17/2016
  • College Orchestra Directors Association. Role: Host, Conductor. Host for 2013 International Composition Competition with the Utah Philharmonia. 09/26/2013 - 09/26/2013
  • Stradivarius International Violin Competition . Role: Head Judge for Utah Division. Chair of Utah Division Adjudication Panel. 07/07/2013 - 07/11/2013
  • College Orchestra Directors Association. Role: current member. National President-Elect (2013-14) National Vice President (2012-13) National Board Secretary (2008-2010) Member of the Executive Committee Coordinator for Regional Activities Member of the CODA/Ibermusicas Board. 01/01/2013 - present
  • Stadivarius International Violin Competition. Role: Choosing the winners of the Utah Division. Adjudicator. 07/07/2010 - 07/11/2010
  • Montana AA Orchestra Association. Role: Rehearsed and Conducted student honor orchestra . Conductor and Clinician for Montana AA Orchestra Festival. 02/01/2010 - 02/03/2010
  • College Orchestra Directors Association. Role: National Secretary. National Secretary. Member of the National Executive Board. Chair of Publications Committee. 01/01/2008 - 01/30/2012

Internal Service

  • School of Music Director Search Committee. Member, 10/01/2021 - present. College service.
  • CFA Gala Performance. 09/29/2021 - 09/29/2021. College service.
  • Associate Director of Athletic Bands Search Committee. Chair, 06/01/2021 - 07/31/2021. Department service.
  • Band Director Search Committee. Member, 02/01/2021 - present. Department service.
  • Band Director Search Committee. Member, 10/01/2020 - present. Department service.
  • Student Success Task Force. Member, Graduate Student Success Working Group, 12/10/2018 - 12/31/2019. University service.
  • School of Music Electro Acoustic Composition Theory Search. Member, 10/22/2018 - 04/01/2019. Department service.
  • School of Music Composition/Theory Search Committee. Member, 10/15/2018 - 04/01/2019. Department service.
  • School of Music DRC and DAC Committee. Member, 01/08/2018 - 03/31/2019. Department service.
  • School of Music Percussion Search. Chair, 10/10/2017 - 04/30/2018. Department service.
  • School of Music Composition/Theory Search. Member, 10/10/2017 - 03/15/2018. Department service.
  • College of Fine Arts Ballet-Music Collaboration Committee. Member, 10/02/2017 - 03/30/2018. College service.
  • School of Music DRC and DAC Committee. Member, 01/15/2017 - 03/31/2017. Department service.
  • School of Music Visiting Assistant Professor in Piano Search. Member, 01/01/2017 - 05/05/2017. Department service.
  • College of Fine Arts Dean Search Committee. Member, 10/01/2016 - 05/15/2017. College service.
  • Chair of Conducting and Ensembles Area. Chair, 08/15/2015 - present. Department service.
  • Director of Graduate Studies Committee. Member, 01/01/2015 - 12/31/2015. University service.
  • Search Committee, Musicology. Member, 01/01/2015 - 04/30/2015. Department service.
  • University Graduate Council. Member (Sabbatical Replacement), 12/15/2014 - 05/01/2015. University service.
  • School of Music Musicology Search Committee. Member, 11/01/2014 - 04/30/2015. Department service.
  • School of Music Student Recruiting Committee . Member, 08/15/2014 - present. Department service.
  • School of Music Executive Committee. Member , 08/15/2014 - 06/30/2020. Department service.
  • School of Music Executive Committee. Member, 08/15/2014 - 05/10/2020. Department service.
  • School of Music Executive Committee. Member , 08/15/2014 - 02/01/2020. Department service.
  • School of Music Virtuoso Series Committee. Planning, shaping future seasons and choosing artists, 08/30/2011 - 12/31/2012. Department service.
  • Graduate Studies Committee. Chair, 07/01/2011 - 12/31/2011. Department service.
  • School of Music Scholarship Committee. member, 07/01/2011 - 12/31/2011. Department service.
  • Advisory Committee. Director of Graduate Studies , 07/01/2011 - 12/31/2011. Department service.
  • College of Fine Arts Mission/Vision Statement Committee. member, 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2011. College service.
  • Instrumental Studies/Conducting Area Committee. member, 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2011. Department service.
  • Directors of Graduate Studies Committee, 01/01/2015 - 12/31/2015. University service. Hours Served: 12 . Member, 09/01/2010 - 06/30/2020. University service.
  • School of Music Graduate Studies Committee. Member (former chair), 08/20/2008 - present. Department service.
  • Director of Graduate Studies, School of Music. Director for Graduate Studies, 08/15/2008 - 06/30/2020. Department service.
  • Director of Graduate Studies. Director, 08/15/2005 - present. Department service.
  • DOGS (Directors of Graduate Studies) Committee. member, 07/01/2005 - present. University service.
  • School of Music Gala Music Planning Committee. 08/20/2002 - present. Department service.
  • School of Music Events Planning Committee. Member, 08/20/2002 - present. Department service.
  • School of Music Scholarship Committee. 08/20/2002 - present. Department service.
  • School of Music Advisory Committee . Member, 08/15/2002 - present. Department service.
  • School of Music Scholarship Committee . Member, 08/15/2002 - present. Department service.
  • School of Music Gala Committee . Member, 08/15/2002 - present. Department service.
  • School of Music Calendar and Events Planning Committee. Member, 08/15/2002 - present. Department service.

Community Partnership

  • Salt Lake Symphony Partnership with El Sistema-Utah. 09/01/2020 - present
  • Council for Citizen Diplomacy partnership with Sinfonia Salt Lake for Vivaldi by Candlelight Concert. 12/01/2018 - present
  • Salt Lake Symphony performances with University of Utah Lyric Opera Ensemble at the Grand Theatre at Salt Lake Community College. (Role as Music Director of Salt Lake Symphony and conductor of the 4 performances). 11/29/2018 - 12/07/2019
  • Sinfonia Salt Lake partnership with Utah Arts Festival Composer Commission. 06/22/2018 - present
  • Sinfonia Salt Lake performances with University of Utah Lyric Opera Ensemble at the Grand Theatre. (Music Director of Sinfonia Salt Lake). 12/01/2016 - 12/02/2017
  • Utah International Charter School. Community Partner with Sinfonia Salt Lake. 05/12/2016 - 05/16/2016
  • Opera and ballet productions with Salt Lake Symphony utilizing university opera and dance students from the University of Utah. Ongoing collaborations. 2015 Year included a production of the Amahl and the Night Visitors and Bach's Christmas Oratorio, with Opera Students from the School of Music and Ballet Students. 01/01/2015 - present
  • Opera and ballet productions with Salt Lake Symphony utilizing university opera and dance students from the University of Utah. Ongoing collaborations. 2014 Year included a production of the Nutcracker, Act 1, with the Dept. of Ballet Students. 01/01/2014 - 01/01/2015
  • Eutiner Festspiele. Eutin, Germany. Conducted, performed and served as a U.S. representative for students from the University of Utah, University of Kansas and Rice University. Represented the artistic side of the festival in meetings with the U.S. Consul General from Hamburg, civic leaders from Schleswig-Holstein, and festival representatives from Germany. 07/01/2011 - 07/16/2011
  • Music Director for Salt Lake Symphony, includes mentorship of one graduate assistant through a partnership with the School of Music. 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2010
  • Preconcert Lectures for 3-5 concerts annually of the Salt Lake Symphony. 09/20/2008 - present
  • Salt Lake Symphony. Community initiative include opportunities for students to perform and interact, presentation of youth and outreach concerts and venue for faculty and student composers. 08/01/2005 - present

Outreach

  • Guest speaker, Mountain Spring Music Festival, Draper, Utah. 07/12/2021 - 07/12/2021
  • Produced educational video on Handel's Water Music with the Salt Lake Symphony for distribution with state music teachers to assist with their online curriculum deliveries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ_5o1oH27k&t=37s. 10/10/2020 - 12/31/2020
  • Produced concert introductions for shared videos for several Utah music teachers to assist with their curricular activities during the coronavirus lockdown. 10/01/2020 - 12/31/2020
  • Conductor and Music Director for Jed Moss Funeral Service. 08/04/2019 - 08/04/2019
  • Guest Speaker for South Salt Lake Rotary Club. 05/23/2019 - 05/23/2019
  • Adjudication and clinics for Utah Youth Symphony, Granite School District (several schools annually), Jordan School District (several schools annually), Ogden School District, Weber School District, Canyons School District, Granite Youth Symphony and Jordan Youth Symphony. 01/01/2016 - present
  • Adjudication and clinics for Utah Youth Symphony, Boise, ID Public Schools, Granite School District (several schools annually), Jordan School District (several schools annually), Ogden School District, Canyons School District, Tempe, AZ School Dsitrict and Gilbert, AZ School District. 01/01/2015 - present
  • Side-by-side concert with local high school students with both the Utah Philharmonia and the Salt Lake Symphony. 08/20/2012 - present
  • Draw the Symphony Art Project. Engagment with Salt Lake Symphony and Title I Schools for one concert each season. 09/01/2005 - present
  • Solo performances and adjudication for U of U SummerArts concerts and Solo Competition winners. 08/20/2002 - present

Honors & Awards

  • Poetry manuscript was chosen as the winner of the 30 Poems in 30 Days National Poetry Month Annual Writing Competition. Chapbook of winning poems to be published by the Community Writing Center in 2022. SLCC Community Writing Center, 05/15/2021
  • Awarded Honorary Adjunct Professorship. Wuhan University, Wuhan China, 01/02/2019
  • Served as the conductor and on the production team for the 25th anniversary of "It's a Grand Night for Singing," an annual stage production by the UK Opera Theatre. This production won the 2018 Ohio Valley Chapter Regional Emmy Award for best live performance production. While the Emmy officially went to KET Television, the entire production team shares in the award . Emmy Award Winning Production, Ohio Valley Chapter , 07/27/2018
  • Career Services Faculty Recognition Award. University of Utah Career Services, 04/07/2017
  • Before the Downbeat, Blog on music and creativity, was chosen 3 times as a spotlight entry for the feature Freshly Pressed. It was also featured on the U's Red Thread blog, the College of Fine Arts blog, and by the College Orchestra Directors Association. http://beforethedownbeat.wordpress.com/. WordPress, 03/2013
  • 2008 Faculty Excellence Award, University of Utah College of Fine Arts . College of Fine Arts, 05/2008
  • 2007 Higher Education Teacher of the Year. American String Teachers Association, Utah Chapter. American String Teachers' Association--Utah Chapter, 02/2007

Affiliations

  • College Orchestra Directors Association (CODA), National President-Elect, 01/01/2014 - present
  • International Viola d’Amore Society (IVS), Member, 09/01/2012 - present
  • Salt Lake Symphony (SLS), Music Director/Conductor, 08/01/2005 - present
  • Conductors Guild (CG), Member, 08/01/1990 - present
  • National Association for Music Education (NAME), Member, 01/01/1988 - present
  • American String Teachers' Association (ASTA), Member (Past Reviewer, Contributor and Author), 01/01/1985 - present

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