Philip Roberts
Piano, Keyboard Harmony
ARCT diploma - Royal Conservatory of Music
BMus - Memorial University of Newfoundland
MMus - University of Montreal
Office: MU-2003
Phone: (709) 864-2560
E-mail: philip@philiprobertsmusic.com
Philip Roberts is currently completing a DMA in piano performance at the University of Montreal with Marc Durand. Philip holds a Master’s degree from the University of Montreal and an Honours Bachelor of Music from Memorial University, both in piano performance, as well as an ARCT diploma from the Royal Conservatory in Toronto. He has won numerous awards including the Royal Bank-Debut Atlantic Award for Musical Excellence, and the International Gold Medal at the Llangollen International Musical Eistenfodd in Wales, and has been recorded regularly by CBC. Other solo performances include Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 with the Banff Centre String Orchestra, individual concerts across Canada and in the U.S. and Europe, and most recently a solo concert tour of Eastern Canada and two performances of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra.
Philip is currently working at MUN’s School of Music, where he teaches piano and advanced keyboard harmony and is an active accompanist in the community. His collaborative work includes private studios, schools and professional soloists, and he also holds the position of Organist and Senior Choir director at St. James United Church in St John’s.
