Charles-Emile Robinson, piano
Charles-Emile Robinson is an American-British composer and pianist, who works in a wide range of styles from Classical to Experimental Electronic and Pop. Charles-Emile studied music composing (M.A.) at the University of Houston, and piano performance (B.A.) at McNeese State University in Louisiana.
His compositions span diverse genres receiving awards including First Prize in the 12th Indie International Film Festival for Scoring, and Final Six of Britain's Best Young Composer of the New Millenium. He has produced and composed for Grammy award winner L. Wayne Ashley, as well as several U.K. and Houston artists. As a piano performer/accompanist he has played at a number of venues Coushatta Casino Resort, Lake Charles Civic Center, and the North Texas Jazz Festival. His music has been performed at the Royal Northern School of Music in England, at the 10th World Congress for People Who Stutter in Lunteren, the Netherlands, and St. Paul's Methodist United Church in Houston.
Growing up in England he won a scholarship becoming a chorister Litchfield Catherdral Boys Choir performing with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Carlo Curly, Sir Simon Rattle, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Vienna Boys Choir. He completed his exams through the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music in piano and cello and became a three-time recipient of the Cassa Hines Milburn Piano Scholarship at McNeese, before going on to receive a music scholarship to study Music Composing at the Moores School of Music.
His compositions span diverse genres receiving awards including First Prize in the 12th Indie International Film Festival for Scoring, and Final Six of Britain's Best Young Composer of the New Millenium. He has produced and composed for Grammy award winner L. Wayne Ashley, as well as several U.K. and Houston artists. As a piano performer/accompanist he has played at a number of venues Coushatta Casino Resort, Lake Charles Civic Center, and the North Texas Jazz Festival. His music has been performed at the Royal Northern School of Music in England, at the 10th World Congress for People Who Stutter in Lunteren, the Netherlands, and St. Paul's Methodist United Church in Houston.
Growing up in England he won a scholarship becoming a chorister Litchfield Catherdral Boys Choir performing with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Carlo Curly, Sir Simon Rattle, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Vienna Boys Choir. He completed his exams through the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music in piano and cello and became a three-time recipient of the Cassa Hines Milburn Piano Scholarship at McNeese, before going on to receive a music scholarship to study Music Composing at the Moores School of Music.