International Workshops & Presentations

Film Scores

  • Austria - City of Vienna University, International A Cappella Competition, Graz
  • Brasil - Jazz Sao Paulo
  • Canada - Musicfest, Toronto
  • China - Taipei International A Cappella Festival, Taiwan
  • Columbia - Escuela De Musica Moderna Audio Y Tecnologia, University El Bosque, Bogota
  • Ecuador - Instituto de Musica Contemporanea, Quito (Cumbaya)
  • Finland - Metropolia, Sibelius, Rytmiomena, Ebeli Universities, Helsinki; Lehtori School for Jazz & Pop Music, Oulu
  • France - Jazz Clubs Autour De Minui, Petit Truffault ,Paris
  • Germany - Improvisation Workshop, Wurzburg; Jazz Choir Competition, Dortmund; Vocal Jazz, Freiberg; Vocal Jazz, Inzigkofen; Vocal Seminar, Heek; Jazz Choir Workshop, Libenstadt, German Choir Competition, Bonn
  • Greece - Center of Music Studies, Athens
  • Guadeloupe - La Clé des Arts-Henri Salvador
  • Israel - Rimon School of Jazz, Ramat Hasharon
  • Italy - Castellanno Jazz Festival; Vocal Jazz, Ferrara; Catania Jazz Academy, Palermo Jazz Academy, Sicily; Vocal Jazz, Adria; St. Louis School of Jazz, Rome; Berklee Jazz Seminars, Perugia, 1989-1995; Cantare Il Jazz, Bologna, ANDJ Jazz Vocal Seminar, Naples, CIM School of Music, Verona, Felt School, Rome, Accademia della Voce, Milano, Jazz Workshop Ferrara, Jazz Workshop Cuneo, Savignano de Rubicone, Rimini, La Voce Artistica, Rome, Vocal Academy, Spoleto
  • Japan - Nippon Big Band Jazz Festival, Kobe
  • Netherlands - Artez Conservatory, Utrecht Conservatory, Amsterdam Conservatory
  • Poland - Krakow School of Jazz, Krakow
  • Slovenia - Vocal Jazz, Ljubljana
  • Spain - Vocal Jazz, Valencia; Aula de Musica, Barcelona; Zarautz Jazz Seminar
  • Switzerland - Spilkischte Basel im Vorstadt, Basel
·      “Ace Of Light,” by Denis Pies, 1982
·      “A Hard Passage” by Denis Pies, best musical score
        Zagreb, Yugoslavia 1981

Workshops, Guest Conducting, and More

Bob has given workshops and served as a guest conductor and consultant for jazz ensembles, choirs, schools, and education organizations.
  • ACDA (American Choral Directors Assn) : Group Improv Workshop, Windsor, CT (2008); ACDA at Fairfield University, Connecticut, jazz choir reading session, Oct 2004;  ACDA Conventions: Fairfield, Connecticut (2004); Boston, MA (2004), Washington DC (1995, 1994), Hartford, CT (1995), Gordon College, MA (1998) ACDA Conference, Westboro, MA, July 1993Adria, Italy, improvisation workshop, May 2010
  • All-State, Brentwood, NY (2008), Nassau County, Uniondale, NY (2005), Rhode Island (2005), Ellsworth, Maine (2002)
  • Berklee College High School Jazz Festival (1995 thru 2007)
  • Bismarck State College in North Dakota, April 1994
  • Boston Conservatory Improvisation Master Class, April, 2006 and April 2004
  • Boston Regional Harmony Sweepstakes at Tufts University, Feb '98
  • Coach/consultant for a cappella group "Drawn To Scale," Feb 1998
  • Coach/consultant for a cappella group "Pick-up Six," Feb 1998
  • Dortmund Choir Competition, adjudicator, Germany, May 2010
  • East Coast A Cappella Summit at New England Conservatory (1998, 1997)
  • Georgia State University, Feb 1995
  • Guest artist with Halalisa Singers, directed by Nick Page, Arlington, MA, Jan 1999
  • IAJE (Int'l Assn for Jazz Education): Convention, San Antonio, TX (1993), IAJE Jazz Competition Small Combo, Worcester, MA (2006); IAJE High School Jazz Festival, Worcester, MA (2005); Teacher Training Institute, Kansas City, MO (2004); Convention, New York, (2004); Convention  (2001); Northeast District H.S. Big Band Festival, Beverly, MA (2004); Boston, MA (2002, 1994); IAJE Jazz Competitions, Worcester, MA, (2006, 2002, 1998)ACDA Conferences: Westborough, MA (1993); Windsor, CT (2008); Belmont, MA (2008); ACDA All-State: Boston, MA (2006);
  • IAJE Jazz Choir Competition, Worcester Polytech, Worcester, MA, 2005-1997
  • IAJE Northeast District H.S. Big Band Festival, Beverly, MA. March 2004
  • Jazz Choir Clinic, Belmont HS, April 2008
  • Jazz Workshop, Hartford Academy of the Arts, Dec 2008
  • Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, jazz workshops, Moscow, Idaho-Feb 2010 & 2009
  • Lipmania Records Vocal Percussion Contest, Boston, June 1999
  • Maine High School Jazz/Show Choir Festival, Newport, ME, 1997-1995
  • Massachusetts Suzuki Festival, April 2005
  • MENC Conferences: Danvers, MA (1994), Springfield, MA (1993)
  • MMEA, Boston, MA (2005), Northeast District, MA (1997)
  • MMEA, improvisation workshop, March 2005
  • Monterey Vocal Jazz Choir Competition, 2010-2007
  • N.Y. State School Music Assoc. Winter Conference, Kiamesha Lake, NY, Nov 1993
  • NATS Showcase "20th Century Vocal Music, " New England Conservatory April 1994
  • New York State School Music Association (1997)
  • NJMEA, Parsippany, NJ (1995)
  • NMEA All-State, Kingston, NY (2006)
  • NYSMA, Kiamesha Lake (1993)
  • Oneida Jazz Festival, Oneida, NY (2002,1999)
  • PA Music Educator's Association Improv Clinic, Erie, PA, April 2004
  • PMEA All-State, Erie, PA (2004)
  • Portsmouth Percussive Dance Festival, NH (2004, 1999)
  • RIMEA, improvisation workshop, Providence, RI, Oct 2004
  • SCMEA, Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY (1999)
  • Suffolk Cty Music Educators High School Jazz Festival, Port Jefferson, NY, Feb '99
  • Taipei International A Cappella Jazz Festival, Taiwan, Oct 2009
  • Team Seminar Series for New England teachers, Berklee, July 1998
  • Theatre Spilkischte Basel im Vorstadt-Theatre, Basel Switzerland, October 1994
  • Tri-C Jazz Festival, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH, March 2003
  • UNH Jazz Festival, March 2007
  • University of Colorado Jazz Festival, April 1996-1994
  • University of Northern Colorado at Greeley, April 1999
  • Valencia Jazz Workshop, Valencia, Spain, July 2008-2007
  • Vocal Improv Clinic, Uniondale,  NY, Jan 2008
  • Vocal Jazz Choir Competition, Monterey, CA (2007 – 2010)
  • Vocal Percussion Contest, Lipmania Records, Boston (1999)
  • Winooski Jazz Festival, Randolph, VT, Feb 2003