Craig Robertson
Dr. Craig L. Robertson is the Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music at Virginia State University (Petersburg, VA) where he conducts the VSU Concert Choir, teaches applied voice, conducting and facilitates the choral music education courses. He was the previous DCA at Mary Baldwin University (Staunton, VA) where he conducted the Baldwin Singers (MBU’s premiere ensemble) and the MBU University Choir while teaching courses in music education, conducting and choral literature. Dr. Robertson is the founder and former Artistic Director of the MBU Holiday Festival and also developed the MBU High School Choral Festival. He is the former conductor of the Staunton Choral Society and served as the musical director for local musical theater productions. He has given presentations at local and regional conferences, lectures for colleges and universities across the United States and is a sought-after guest choral clinician, conductor and adjudicator.
As the former public school director, his ensembles consistently received ‘Superior’ ratings at choral festivals and has performed at various venues across the country. His middle school choir presented a performance at the 2011 Georgia Music Educator Association’s In-Service Conference (Savannah, GA). Additionally, Dr. Robertson has taught at multiple public schools in Florida and Georgia.
Dr. Robertson earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting and Literature from the University of Colorado (Boulder) while also serving as the Director of Music for Children and Youth Choirs at the historic Montview Presbyterian Church. He also holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Virginia State University and a Masters of Music Education from Georgia State University. He is an active member of NAfME, VMEA, ACDA and VA-ACDA (where he serves as the Southwest Regional Coordinator). He is also a proud member of the Betterment of Brothers and Sisters, Inc. and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.