Robert is one of Australia’s leading musical directors and conductors in music theatre. His career spans from the musical direction of Robyn Archer’s A Star Is Torn, Pirates, Candide, Jeannie Lewis’ Piaf – The Songs and the Story, Starlight Express, Anything Goes, Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story through to conductor for Big River, Jerry’s Girls, The King And I, Chess and Into The Woods as well as Musical Supervisor and Orchestrator for Once In A Blue A Moon for ABC Television with the Melbourne Symphony. His pre-eminence in orchestration has led to award-winning tracks for Marina Prior’s Leading Lady and Aspects Of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Anthony Warlow’s On The Boards and Jane Rutter’s Apassionada. He has been Composer-In-Residence for both Melbourne and Nimrod Theatre Companies and written over 100 scores for repertory theatre.

More recently Robert has been Music Director for the Australian Film Industry Awards, I Only Want To Be With You – The Dusty Springfield Story, Piaf with Caroline O’Connor, Production Music Supervisor for Buddy – The Musical and as Music Director (and Helpmann Award and Green Room Award nominee) for Always Patsy Cline with Deborah Conway, the touring Australia production of Hot Shoe Shuffle and most recently Production Music Supervisor for Natural Woman (Los Angeles, New York) together with extensive engagements at Opera Australia as their Music Editor.