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Phillips began his musical training at age 8 on the [[accordion]]. He began to teach himself the [[guitar]] at age 12. He did not work under a teacher until 1967, when he began to learn [[finger-style]] [[folk guitar]]. After one year of lessons, Phillips '''outpaced''' his teacher, who suggested that he study [[classical guitar]]. |
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In 1971, he entered [[Hofstra University]] as a Music Education major, studying guitar under Stanley Solow. On graduating in 1975, Phillips began studies in New York under [[José Rey de la Torre]]. In 1976, Rey de la Torre left New York for [[San Francisco]], and Phillips worked on his own for the next two years. In 1977, after attending a three week seminar and master class under the direction of [[Guído Santórsola]] and [[Carlos Barbosa-Lima]], Phillips began to study on a more or less regular basis with Barbosa-Lima. In 1979, Phillips decided that a more regular regimen of study was desirable, and he studied briefly with [[Dennis Koster]]. Soon after, he returned to school at [[Brooklyn College]] in order to earn a masters degree. There, he studied first with [[David Starobin]], and then with [[Michael Cedric Smith]]. Phillips graduated with an M.A. in 1982. Although he did play in master classes, most notably by [[Eduardo Fernandez]], Phillips did not return to formal education until 1999, when he entered the [[University of Miami]]. Under the instruction of Rene Gonzalez, he earned a Doctor of Musical Arts. While at the University of Miami, he also had the opportunity to perform in a master class given by [[Sergio Assad]]. |
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==Professional career== |
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Revision as of 05:52, 18 July 2012
Robert Phillips | |
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| Robert Phillips, Classical Guitarist Robert Phillips, Classical Guitarist | |
| Background information | |
| Born | New York City, New York |
| Genres | Classical music |
| Instrument | Classical Guitar |
| Labels | TPL, Mel Bay |
Robert Phillips (born July 26, 1953 in New York City) is an American classical guitarist.
Early life
The son of Dr. Robert Michael Phillips (born Robert Warren Phillips) and Dr. Irma Phillips née Pedrogo who resided, although only briefly, in Valley Stream, New York. A few months after his birth his parents returned to his mother's native Puerto Rico, living in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Three years later they returned to the U.S., residing for two years in Brooklyn, New York and then relocating to Deer Park, New York. Robert attended Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic school and then Seton Hall High School.
Musical training
yes yes yes yes yes; guitars.
Professional career
Guitars, guitars guitars guitars, guitars.
Video Production
In 1983 Phillips appeared in a series of instructional videos entitled "Classical Guitar Made Easy" which was cablecast on Group W Cable. Following the series, he began to produce and host a monthly talk show on Group W. The talk show, which was called "Long Island Sounds" featured interviews and performances of Long Island based musicians. The show ran for three years, after which Phillips changed the trajectory of his efforts, not returning to video for nearly three decades.
In 2011, taking advantage of new technology and relatively inexpensive production costs, Robert produced and recorded a series of videos of himself performing standards from the classical guitar repertory. Many of these performances were recorded in interesting locations, with the settings of some being almost as much of a feature as the music. Locations included the Museum of Fine Arts (St. Petersburg, Florida), and the Frank Lloyd Wright Danforth Chapel at the Florida Southern College Child of the Sun. These videos were to be bundled together as "video albums", consisting of compositions that were thematically related. The first of these, "A Spanish Recital", consisted of works by Isaac Albéniz, Enrique Granados, Miguel Llobet, Francisco Tárrega, and Federico Moreno Torroba. These videos were published on the internet in Phillips' YouTube channel along with a series of instructional videos.
Discography
Guitarre Nouveau; works by Philip Glass, Eberhard Weber, Thelonious Monk, Frank Martin, and Robert Phillips; TPL Records.
Great Themes and Variations for Classic Guitar, 2 CDs; works by Fernando Sor, Mauro Giuliani, Matteo Carcassi, Sylvius Leopold Weiss, Georg Frideric Handel, J. S. Bach, and others. Mel Bay Publications, Inc.