• Robert Vinson is a dynamic, eclectic composer/conductor/performer residing in Los Angeles, California and St Louis, Missouri.
• Growing up in the arts minded community of Woodstock, N.Y., he began composing at the age of 16.
• He went on to receive a Bachelor of Music degree from the Crane School of Music, at SUNY Potsdam, and a Master of Music Degree from the Manhattan School of Music.  
• 1971-74  USMA Band at West PointN.Y.
• He soon became part of the New Yorkmusic scene. He worked as a composer, arranger, and performer in New York Cityfrom 1975-1981. Although he earned his living in the commercial music field, his real passion was to compose new music for the symphonic orchestra.
• In 1981 he moved to Vancouver, British Columbiawhere he worked until 1987. While in Vancouverhe performed with the Vancouver Symphony and recorded two Jazz albums, one of which won him a spot on the 1985 Montreux Jazz Festival.
•   Robert moved to Los Angelesin 1987 to study Film-Score Composition. He studied composition with many of Hollywood's leading film composers.

  Robert has composed:

·        3 symphonies, a concerto for violin, a concerto for clarinet, a ballet, many chamber music works; including ‘4 Trios for Violin, Clarinet and Piano’, ‘Romance for Violin’, and ‘Alone’ for solo clarinet.  Robert recently completed his ‘First Piano Concerto’ and ‘Concerto in F’ for violin, a tribute to George Gershwin, composed for Natasha Korsakova, ‘Caravan’ for violin and orchestra (Duke Ellington classic).   Concerto De Funk or De Funkt for violin and Orchestra w/ rhythm section.

·        Robert also has to his credit 2 film scores, numerous jazz and pop compositions andarrangements and Broadway orchestrations and arrangements.

·        In Progress:

‘Angel Love’, an opera.  The overture is completed and available for concert performance.  It will have choreography representing the highlights of the opera and will serve as a 10 minute treatment for ballet.