Robert Rumbelow

Robert W. Rumbelow currently serves as Director of Wind Ensemble Activities in the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University (Columbus, Georgia) conducting the Wind Ensemble, Wind Orchestra, and Chamber Winds ensembles. In addition to teaching classes in conducting and literature, he is also the conductor of the faculty Camerata chamber orchestra and frequent conductor of opera productions. Rumbelow has served as guest clinician and conductor to various bands, orchestras, and chamber ensembles throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, and Eastern Europe. Dr. Rumbelow previously served as the associate conductor of the famed Eastman Wind Ensemble and Eastman Wind Orchestra. He also worked with the Eastman Studio Orchestra, Kilbourn Orchestra, Musica Nova, and the independent Rochester Chamber Players. Rumbelow received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from Eastman and studied with Donald Hunsberger. Prior to his doctoral studies at Eastman, he successfully served as a director of bands in the Texas public schools.

Dr. Rumbelow maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor, clinician, arranger, composer, and lecturer. He has been the recipient of several notable accolades, including the Walter Hagen Conducting Prize, winner of the North American round of the Tokyo International Orchestral Conducting Competition, the Sousa Foundation’s Sir Georg Solti Conducting Competition Prize, numerous ASCAP Awards, multiple selections to various Who’s Who listings, and several citations from the National Band Association. Dr. Rumbelow has performed at many of the major American music conferences and has recordings available on the Summit label. Performances and recordings of his music by the United States Marine Band, Army Band, Navy Band, Air Force Band, Eastman Wind Ensemble, Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, Interlochen Arts Academy and other ensembles of high repute have been enthusiastically received worldwide. Rumbelow’s compositions and arrangements are published by Kjos, Ludwig, Warner Brothers, and Alfred Music Publishers. Broadcasts of his music have been heard on NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, NPR, BBC, and NHK Japan.