Artist Info: Robert Stern

Robert Lewis Stern (Patterson, New Jersey, USA, 1 February 1934 - 29 August 2018) was an American composer and professor emeritus of music theory and composition.

Robert Stern developed an early love of music when his mother brought him to classical music concerts, and his musical talent was recognized during his elementary school years.

He received bachelor degrees from both the Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester, after which he entered the Army and was assigned to the award-winning Third Army Band as a music arranger. [read more...]