About

ROBERT RANKIN (b. 1994), a North Carolina native, is a composer, teacher, and writer. His music, which has been described as “powerful and effective” (Classical Voice Carolina), draws on a wide range of influences to create intense, intricate, and expressive works.

His music has been commissioned and performed by various ensembles and solo artists including the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Illinois Philharmonic, Durham Symphony, Duo Axon, the Empyrean Saxophone Quartet, the Sing-Me-A-Story Foundation, the Kuttner Quartet, the Northwestern Quartet, and numerous high school and college wind ensembles across the United States. He has received awards and honors from organizations including American Composers Orchestra, Tribeca New Music, New Music USA, the Greater Bridgeport Symphony Orchestra, Northwestern University, Indiana State University, National Federation of Music Clubs, and the Society of Composers Inc.

Recent notable works include No Name In The Street commissioned by the Durham Symphony Orchestra and Concerto for Wind Ensemble for the Indiana University Wind Ensemble and Rodney Dorsey, a large-scale work depicting the spread of disinformation on the internet and their real world implications. He is currently at work on a concerto, The Angel of History, for saxophonist Derek Granger.

Robert received his DMA and MM in Music Composition at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, studying with Aaron Travers, Claude Baker, Eugene O’Brien, and P.Q. Phan. He is on the composition faculty at the University of Utah and is a professor of music theory at Utah Valley University. He lives in Salt Lake City with his husband, Max Coleman.


Works are self-published by R. H. Rankin Music (BMI).
Selected wind ensemble works published by Murphy Music Press.

photos:

taken by Max Coleman (November 2023)

contact:

rrankinmusic@gmail.com

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