A native of New York, Robinson studied with Andres Segovia, who called him "a magnificent guitarist, one of the most brilliant guitarists of our times." His recordings for Centuar Records, Inc. and Lakeside Records have received international acclaim and are broadcast throughout the world.

Dr. Robinson is a Professor of Music at Stetson University, where he is the founding director of both the Guitar Program (since 1983) and the International Guitar Workshop (since 1991).

Guitarra Magazine says “Robinson’s career as a teacher is well known. He founded and runs the guitar program at Stetson University, and his yearly International Guitar Workshop attracts artists from around the world. At the same time, he has won (many) competitions, recorded a score of CDs, and continues touring regularly. What you have with Robinson is a player who has married the two opposite ends of the guitar experience (teaching/performing) by finding a way to express the impetus for both simultaneously. It’s a remarkable feat and one to aspire to.”.

Special Features
Established in 1991 and held each summer, the Stetson International Guitar Workshop invites classical guitarists of every age and level to participate in daily master classes, seminars and guitar orchestra. In addition to performance opportunities and a luthier's exhibit, the Workshop presents a Festival Concert Series and personal coaching by a distinguished international artist faculty. Recognized as one of the largest and most prestigious guitar festivals of its kind, the Workshop annually hosts 165 students from all over the world, an international artist faculty of 13, and concert audiences of 3,000.

Workshop artist faculty have included Lily Afshar, The Amadeus Duo, Stephen Aron, Denis Azabagic, Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Ron Borczon, Javier Calderón, The Canadian Guitar Quartet, The Cavatina Duo, Michael Chapdelaine, Mark Delpriora, Arnaud Dumond, Alexander Dunn, Roland Dyens, Eduardo Fernández, Eliot Fisk, Paul Galbraith, Kevin Gallagher, Oscar Ghiglia, Nicholas Goluses, Antigoni Goni, The Gray Pearl Guitar Duo, John Holmquist, Adam Holzman, Bruce Holzman, Ricardo Iznaola, Douglas James, Tom Johnson, Dennis Koster, Eleftheria Kotzia, Norbert Kraft, David Leisner, The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet, The Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo, Elena Papandreou, Judicaël Perroy, Pascuale Rucco, Raphaëllla Smits, Scott Tennant, Steven Thachuk, Ana Vidovic, Jason Vieaux, Benjamin Verdery, Andrew York, Fabio Zanon, and Andrew Zohn.

During the year, Stetson guitar students also have the opportunity to attend world class concerts and study in master classes featuring some of the leading guitarists in the world. Artists in the past have included The Assad Guitar Duo, The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Paco Pena, Pepe Romero, David Russell, and John Williams.

Course Information
Guitar Performance majors participate in weekly private lessons, studio performance classes, and student recitals. See this link for more information on Course Requirements.

Career Opportunities
Stetson`s Guitar Program will prepare you for graduate studies in music; or for a career as a professional artist, performer, or teacher.

Alumni Highlights
Christopher Cary, ’02, is pursuing a Master in Musicology at the University of Florida where he has been awarded a Graduate Teaching Assistantship.

Brian Buchman, ’98, earned a Master of Music in Guitar Performance from Florida State University, and is on the faculty at Brevard Community College in Cocoa Beach, Florida where he teaches Guitar and Music Theory.

Kim Perlak, ’98, earned a Master of Music in Guitar Performance from Yale University. She is pursuing a Doctor of Music at the University of Texas, Austin, where she has been awarded a Graduate Teaching Assistantship.

Kevin Manderville, ’96, who won First Prize at the 2002 Concours International de Guitare “Spinelli” in Montreal, Canada, is pursuing a Doctor of Music in Guitar Performance at Florida State University.

Orlando Roman, ’94, received a 2002 Fulbright Award to Spain to record the complete works of Joaquín Turina and Vicente Asencio.

Joseph Shields, ’94 graduated with a Master of Music in Guitar Performance from Yale University where he was awarded the 2000 Eliot Fisk Prize as “outstanding guitarist.” His compositions for solo guitar are published by Tuscany Publications (Theodore Presser).