Philip Robinson

Philip Robinson is an English conductor, arranger and music educator.

He was born in Lancashire and was educated at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester. He then studied horn at the Royal Northern College of Music under the tuition of David Cripps (former principal of both the Hallé and the London Symphony Orchestra), and graduated from Manchester University in 1998. He has held posts as Musical Director of the University of Manchester Chamber Choir, Training Choir and Orchestra, University of Keele Concert Band, Congleton Youth Orchestra and La Faminite Ensemble - a chamber orchestra made up of music students based in the North West. He is in demand as a composer and arranger for a wide variety of different groups, having many of his arrangements performed at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Symphony Hall in Birmingham and the Sage Gateshead. For five years he was Musical Director of Sing Live North West, a choir of over 300 singers from the Greater Manchester area. In June, several of his works were performed by Jane MacDonald, Peter Corry and a 1000 voice choir in a concert at Sheffield Arena to mark the 80th birthday of HM the Queen and the 85th birthday of the Royal British Legion.

He was Head of Music at Avondale High School in Stockport for three years and now combines teaching with directing three wind bands at Stockport Grammar School. In addition to his teaching position, he is Musical Director of the Manchester University Wind Orchestra, Stockport Youth Wind Orchestra, and has recently been appointed Principal Conductor of the Warrington Youth Orchestra.