Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3582
Phone 2: (909) 596-7636
Fax: (626) 969-7419
Email: rsage@apu.edu
Robert Sage, DMA
Professor of Music
School of Music
Profile
Robert Sage is an experienced pianist and harpsichordist, serving as soloist, chamber musician, conductor, coach, accompanist, adjudicator, clinician, and master class instructor. Beyond these positions, Sage writes and records music throughout Europe and the United States. Sage received his doctorate in Piano Performance from the University of Southern California (USC) under the tutelage of Lillian Steuber, and also studied with Harry Datyner of the Geneva (Switzerland) Conservatory.
For more than 20 years, Sage has taught at APU. He teaches private piano lessons and courses in Music History and Literature. He has a remarkable classical repertoire and has given recitals composed entirely from audience requests.
In addition to Sage's experience as a pianist, he has been the harpsichordist for a large number of Handel's Messiah and Vivaldi's Gloria performances, with such soloists as Jerome Hines and Robert Hale. Other performances have included concerts at the Crystal Cathedral (California); live performances from Barnsdall Park (Los Angeles) on KFAC (FM radio); western United States premiere performance of Debussy's Fantasie (a three movement concerto) for piano and orchestra with the Conejo Symphony; the non-European premiere performance of a large, unpublished Mendelssohn sonata, and serves as the Director of Music for Lyric Opera of Los Angeles (2002-present).
For more than 20 years, Sage has taught at APU. He teaches private piano lessons and courses in Music History and Literature. He has a remarkable classical repertoire and has given recitals composed entirely from audience requests.
In addition to Sage's experience as a pianist, he has been the harpsichordist for a large number of Handel's Messiah and Vivaldi's Gloria performances, with such soloists as Jerome Hines and Robert Hale. Other performances have included concerts at the Crystal Cathedral (California); live performances from Barnsdall Park (Los Angeles) on KFAC (FM radio); western United States premiere performance of Debussy's Fantasie (a three movement concerto) for piano and orchestra with the Conejo Symphony; the non-European premiere performance of a large, unpublished Mendelssohn sonata, and serves as the Director of Music for Lyric Opera of Los Angeles (2002-present).
Education
DMA - Piano Performance, University of Southern California, 1977
M.M. - Piano Performance, University of Southern California, 1969
B.A. - Piano and French, La Sierra University, 1968
Credentials/Certifications
Advanced Language Certificate, Alliance Française, 1966
M.M. - Piano Performance, University of Southern California, 1969
B.A. - Piano and French, La Sierra University, 1968
Credentials/Certifications
Advanced Language Certificate, Alliance Française, 1966
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Performances
Tchaikowsky Concerto no.1, Rachmaninoff no.2, no.3 and no.4, Paganni Rhapsody, Saint Saëns No. 2, and Brahms no.1 and no. 2, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Debussy's Fantasie Redlands Conejo, Rio Hondo, and Claremont Symphonies, 1988-present
Tchaikowsky Concerto no.1, Rachmaninoff no.2, no.3 and no.4, Paganni Rhapsody, Saint Saëns No. 2, and Brahms no.1 and no. 2, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Debussy's Fantasie Redlands Conejo, Rio Hondo, and Claremont Symphonies, 1988-present
Professional Experience
Academic Experience
Chairman, Department of Music, French Adventist Seminary, Collonges-sous-Salève, France, 1971-1974
Professor of Music, Southern College, Tennessee, 1976-1982
Industry Experience
Pianist, Paul Hill Chorale, Washington, D.C., 1970-1971
Studio Accompanist for William Vennard and William Eddy, University of Southern California, 1968-69
Ministerial/Para-church Experience
Director of Music, St. John's Episcopal Church, La Verne, 1983-present
Chairman, Department of Music, French Adventist Seminary, Collonges-sous-Salève, France, 1971-1974
Professor of Music, Southern College, Tennessee, 1976-1982
Industry Experience
Pianist, Paul Hill Chorale, Washington, D.C., 1970-1971
Studio Accompanist for William Vennard and William Eddy, University of Southern California, 1968-69
Ministerial/Para-church Experience
Director of Music, St. John's Episcopal Church, La Verne, 1983-present
Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
Honors, Awards, Recognition
Semi-Finalist – Ettore Pozzoli Competition – Seregno, Italy, 1981
Semi-Finalist – Ferruccio Busoni Competition – Bolzano, Italy, 1978
Semi-Finalist – Gina Bachauer Competition, Utah, 1977
Semi-Finalist – Concert Artist Guild Competition, New York City, 1977
Recipient of Advanced Language Certificate from Alliance Française, 1966
Winner - California Young Artist Competition, Redlands Bowl, Senior (1965) and Junior (1963)
Associations, Boards, Committees
Phi Kappa Lambda music honor society
Alpha Mu Gamma language honor society
Semi-Finalist – Ettore Pozzoli Competition – Seregno, Italy, 1981
Semi-Finalist – Ferruccio Busoni Competition – Bolzano, Italy, 1978
Semi-Finalist – Gina Bachauer Competition, Utah, 1977
Semi-Finalist – Concert Artist Guild Competition, New York City, 1977
Recipient of Advanced Language Certificate from Alliance Française, 1966
Winner - California Young Artist Competition, Redlands Bowl, Senior (1965) and Junior (1963)
Associations, Boards, Committees
Phi Kappa Lambda music honor society
Alpha Mu Gamma language honor society
Expertise
Music History
Piano Performance
Note: This information is current for the 2007-08 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
