Robert Shearer (Tenor)

Robert Shearer is an extremely gifted tenor and singing teacher. He has since first starting music studies in1999 been passionately commented to his singing career and he has undergone extensive vocal training and music studies in some of Australia’s leading Tertiary music institutions .

Robert received a Bachelor of Music  Degree (Performance) from Queensland Conservatorium of Music Griffith. He studied there with Adele Nesbit. Since then he has completed a Master of Music in Voice and Opera at ANU in Canberra under the tutorage of Stephen Bennett. He is currently a student of Helden Tenor Glenn Winslade.

Robert has a great affinity with English art song and 20th century classical music, especially the works of Britten, De Gallian and Rubra.

In 2009 he furthered his studies in correct vocal production by participating in Neil Semer’s (acclaimed American Vocal Coach) Australian Vocal workshop, this workshop also helped to give him a wider view of the performance of vocal music.

In addition to singing Robert has been composing since 2005 with a number of orchestral and vocal works to his name.

Here’s some YouTube videos of Robert Shearer:

http://youtu.be/NWDdPy2o3s8

http://youtu.be/D_AAM0u_WVw

Robert has over these years received many awards and honours including:

• Hugh and Blanche Campbell Singing Prize 2006 – Queensland Conservatorium of Music
• Winner of the Dr Stephen Cronin Encouragement Award for Advanced Voice- Keys National Festival For Australian Music 2006
• Champion Tenor 2007 Queensland Eisteddfod
• Frank Kornfeld Master of Music Scholarship 2010

Over his career Robert Shearer has participated in many and varied music performances including:

1999

• Pajama Game, Ipswich Grammar School (Chorus)

2000 – 2005

• Ipswich Orpheus Chorale

2001

• Oklahoma, Ipswich Grammar School (Chorus)

2002

• Les Miserables, Ipswich Orpheus Chorale (Gavroche)

2003

• Joseph and the amazing technicolour dream coat, Ipswich Grammar School (Narrator)
• Anything goes, Ipswich Orpheus Choral (Cameo)

2004

• QUT Stage and Screen 04 (various solo singing)

Mikado, Ipswich Orpheus Choral (Cameo)

2005

• QUT Stage and Screen 05 (various solo singing)
• Paris Ipswich Grammar School (Paris)
• Jesus Christ Superstar, Ipswich Orpheus Choral (Simon)

2006

• Pirates of Penzance, QMT (Fredrick for two shows called in to replace an unavailable lead)
• Ravel/s Enfant et les sortilèges, (Understudying Arithmetic and Tea Pot)
• Pulounc’s La mamels de terisias (Understudying the son) QLD Conservatorium
• Handel’s Messiah, Albert St Church, (Tenor Soloist)

2007

• Orpheus in the underworld, QLD Conservatorium (Pluto)
• L’orfeo, Brisbane Festival (Solo Pastorlo)
• Beethoven mass in C, Brisbane concert Choir (Tenor Soloist)
• Fiddler on the roof Ipswich Orpheus Choral (Solo Russian)
• Orpheo und Eurodice, QLD conservatorium (Chorus)

2008

• I Pagliacci, QLD conservatorium Machin scenes (Beppe)
• A midsummer night’s dream, QLD conservatorium, (Tom Snout The Tinker)
• Handel’s Messiah, Albert St Church, (Tenor Soloist)
• Welsh Hymn Singing Day Concert, Brisbane (Tenor Soloist)
• Celtic Club Christmas Carols (Tenor Soloist)

2009

• Chorus in the Val Machin Opera Scenes

• Hayden War Mass Brisbane concert Choir (Tenor Soloist)

• Saul, QLD conservatorium, (Jonathan)

• Handel’s Messiah, Albert St Church, (Tenor Soloist)

2010

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  Polish Embassy Opera Gala (Tenor Soloist)

• Mozart Requiem Mass, Scoona (Tenor Soloist)

• Gift of the Magi, Canberra Music Festival (The Wig Maker) (World Premier)

• The Bach Cantatas at Wesley Music Center (Tenor soloist)

• Dido and Aneas, Street Theater/ANUSOM (Aneas)

• Embassy of Botswana Opera Gala (Tenor Soloist)

• Italian Embassy Opera Gala (Tenor Soloist)

• Handel’s Messiah, Albert St Church, (Tenor Soloist) both Easter and Christmas performances

• German Club of Australia Christmas Carols (Tenor Soloist)

• Wesley Uniting Church Forest Christmas Eve Service (Tenor Soloist)

If you are interested in receiving singing lessons with Robert Shearer please contact Allan at:

Cooma School of Music

Shop 2, Parkview Arcade, 123 Sharp Street,
Cooma, NSW 2630
Phone: 02 6452 6067
Fax: 02 6452 4938
Email:allan@coomamusic.com.au