Rate My Professor Timothy Robert

Timothy Roberts serves as Professor of Saxophone, Chair of the Instrumental Division, and Coordinator for Conservatory in the Community at Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University, a position he has held since 2007. A native of Richardson, Texas, he earned his B.M. from Northwestern University and both his M.M. and D.M.A. from The Catholic University of America, completing his doctorate in 2006. Previously, he directed Instrumental Ensembles at Catholic University for three years and retired as Principal Saxophonist and National Tour Soloist with the United States Navy Band, serving from 1987 to 2011 while also coordinating the Navy Band's International Saxophone Symposium. Throughout his tenure with the Navy Band, he performed for five U.S. Presidents, numerous foreign dignitaries, and audiences across all 48 states and worldwide. His acclaimed solo performances include Jacques Ibert’s Concertino da Camera with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, described by The Washington Post as “simply stunning,” and multiple appearances with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, where the Dallas Morning News praised his “creamiest, most gorgeous sounds ever heard from a saxophone” and “deft, lovingly played saxophone.”

Roberts has collaborated with prestigious ensembles, including frequent performances and recordings with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for Dorian, Delos, and Hyperion labels, and as a commercial artist with Ray Charles, Bernadette Peters, Gladys Knight, Eartha Kitt, Patti LuPone, Crystal Gayle, Olivia Newton-John, John Williams, and Marvin Hamlisch. He has been a featured international concerto soloist at World Saxophone Congresses in St. Andrews, Scotland; Bangkok, Thailand; and Montreal, Canada, as well as North American Saxophone Alliance conferences. An educator at institutions such as the Paris National Conservatory, Arizona State University, and University of Florida, he represents Conn-Selmer, Selmer Paris, D’Addario Rico Reeds, and Lomax Classic mouthpieces. His pedagogical contributions encompass over thirty columns for Saxophone Journal and three master class compact discs: “Developing a Disciplined Practice Routine,” one on composer Walter Hartley’s tenor saxophone music, and one teaching Dorothy Chang’s Two Preludes. Roberts received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals for his innovative solo interpretations and symposium coordination. Composers have written works for him, including John Heins’ Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble and Wilfred Holcombe’s Blues Concerto for Alto Saxophone, and he advised on John Mackey’s Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble. He served four years as Secretary of the North American Saxophone Alliance and currently holds the position of Region 7 Director.