Robert Marler is Professor of Music at the Belmont University School of Music. He teaches piano and courses in piano literature and piano seminar.
Robert Marler was the pianist with the Nashville Symphony on the recent eight GRAMMY® wins for the Naxos recording label. The winning categories included “Best Classical Album” and “Best Orchestral Performance.” Dr. Marler has participated many recordings with the Nashville Symphony and Nashville Chamber Orchestra for Naxos, the world’s leading Classical Music label. These include recordings conducted by Leonard Slatkin, Alastair Willis, Kenneth Schermerhorn, Andrew Mogrelia and Paul Gambil and Giancarlo Guerrero
Marler is a frequent soloist, chamber musician, orchestral musician and accompanist throughout the Midwest and South. He has performed with numerous instrumentalists from renowned orchestras worldwide, including the London Symphony, the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, the French National Orchestra, the Cincinnati Symphony, the Louisville Symphony and others.
He has also performed as soloist with the Nashville Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Chattanooga Symphony/Opera and the ballet theaters of Nashville, Louisville, and Columbus. He has collaborated with Nashville Ballet in the creation of several ballets.
Marler is a frequent soloist, chamber musician, orchestral musician and accompanist throughout the Midwest and South. He has performed with numerous instrumentalists from renowned orchestras worldwide, including the London Symphony, the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, the French National Orchestra, the Cincinnati Symphony, the Louisville Symphony and others.
He has also performed as soloist with the Nashville Symphony, Chattanooga Symphony/Opera and the ballet theaters of Nashville, Louisville, and Columbus. He has collaborated with Nashville Ballet Artistic Director Paul Vasterling in the creation of three ballets.
Prior to teaching at Belmont, Marler was a member of the faculty of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Marler graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Missouri, an M.M. from Indiana University, and a D.M.A. from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Dr. Marler gives masterclasses and is a frequent adjudicator throughout the region.
For informaton relating to piano study at Belmont University School of Music please send an e-mail or call: marlerr@yahoo.com, 615-516-6006. Additional information at Belmont University and the School of Music may be found at www.Belmont.edu. Posted on the web is information relating to auditions and scholarships. Visit the campus and make and appointment throughout the school year. Preview lessons will be provided upon request.
Recent ASCAP Concert Music News:
Howard J. Buss’ Illuminations for bass trombone and piano at the 2001 International Trombone Festival, hosted by Belmont University in Nashville by Charles Vernon (Chicago Symphony) and Bob Marler on May 21, 2001.
Adjudications
- American Music Scholarship Competition; Winners performed with Cincinnati Symphony and Debut at Alice Tully Hall, New York
- Van Cliburn Scholarship Competition, University of Cincinnati
- Missouri State Band and Solo Music Festival, 10,000 music students
- Nashville Area Music Teacher Competition and Master Classes
- Federation of Music Club Competition
- Tennessee Music Teachers Collegiate Division Competition
- Tennessee Music Teachers High School Division Competition
- Cumberland Music Teachers Association Competition
- Joplin Missouri Piano Festival Competition, 900 students (2 years)
- Blair School of Music Concerto Competition
- Nashville Piano Guild Competition
- Tennessee Tech Concerto Competition (02/05/02)
- Judge Nashville Area Teacher’s Competition (04/03/03)
- Judge Nashville Are Music Teacher Association Competition at Blair School of Music (04/06)
- Presentation to Nashville Music Teachers Association: Arm-weight technique (02/13/05)
- Judge Blair Concerto competition, Vanderbilt University (01/20/07)
- Judge Curb Concerto Competition Schermerhorn Symphony center (2/3/07)
- Piano judge Nashville Music teacher’s (03/10/07
- Judge Curb concerto competition (3/1/08)
- Judge TSMTC (3/8/08)
- Camerata Concert with Joan Tower Trio composer present and coaching (3/10/08)
- Judge TMTA (3/29/08)
- Symphony with Brentwood Methodist (4/27/08)
- Summer Fest Sym.(6/13,14/08)
- Sym River Fest (7/2,3,4/08)
- Curb Concerto Competition (3/7/08)
University performances/masterclasses
- Austin Peay University
- Baldwin-Wallace University, Cleveland
- Blair School of Music
- Columbia State Community College
- College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnatti
- Cumberland University
- David Lipscomb University
- Dyersburg University
- Freewill Baptist College
- Indiana University
- Indiana State University, Terre Haute
- Miles College, Birmingham, AL
- Messa State, Grand Junction, Colorado
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Mineral Area College
- Oregon State University
- Samford University, Birmingham
- Southern Theological Seminary, Louisville
- South Western Theological Seminary, Fort Worth
- Trevecca University
- University of Alabama, Birmingham
- University of Alabama, Florence
- University of Evansville
- University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana
- University of Louisville
- University of Memphis
- University of Missouri, Columbia
- Vanderbilt University
- Tennessee State University
- Fisk University
- Volunteer State Community College
- Tennessee Tech University
- University of Cincinnati
Concertos and Orchestral Works Performed:
- Martinu’s Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani (ten performances)
- Block’s Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra and Piano obligato (ten performances)
- Tchaikovsky Third Piano Concerto (twelve performances)
- Mozart Concerto in C major
- Mozart Concerto in E-flat major
- Mozart Concerto in A major
- Gottschalk Piano-Orchestra pieces
- Chopin’s Variations on Polish folksongs
- Chopin, Piano Concerto in f minor
- Hindemith’s Theme and Variations for Piano and Orchestra
- Orchestra/piano and piano/cello works by Korngold
- Tchaikovsky, First Piano Concerto
- Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker Ballet (celesta)
- Respighi, Pines of Rome
- Copland, Appalachian Spring
- Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2
- Liszt Concerto in E-flat
- Gershwin, Concerto in F
- Beethoven, Concerto no. 3 in C minor
- Strauss: Suite from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Op. 60: NSO
- Bach: Suite in B minor for Orchestra, BWV 1067: NSO
- Bach Concerto in D minor, BWV, 1043: NSO
- Sowerby: Comes the Autumn Time: NSO
- Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: NSO
- Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
- Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
- Many other orchestra works
- Last update 10 years ago….
Education
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
College Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Doctorate of Music
- Student of Richard Morris
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana
- Masters of Music
- Student of Sydney Foster
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
Department of Music, Columbia, Missouri
- Bachelor of Music
- Student of Richard Morris
Courses at Belmont
Dr. Marler academic responsibilities at Belmont have included the following:
- Private applied Piano
- undergraduate and graduate Piano Literature
- piano seminar
- Class Piano
Hobbies
Bicycling: He has biked three times from the West Coast to Nashville, totaling more than 9000 miles with friend and colleague, eccentric musician, E. Michael Harrington.
Computers have been a hobby since the beginning. He has always been a Mac computer fan dating back to 1983. Current computer is the Powerbook Pro 2020
Email addresses and phone
marlerr@yahoo.com
Robert.marler@belmont.edu
615-516-6006
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