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Robert Pherigo
Robert Pherigo (b.1959) enjoys making music as a pianist, composer, tenor and conductor. He has accompanied numerous student and faculty recitals at Northwestern University and The Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He has given solo recitals, performed Liszt in Paris, and is excited to be learning Olivier Messiaen’s Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant Jesus in time for Messiaen’s centenary in 2008.
Robert’s compositions have been performed by members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony and newEar. His choral compositions have been performed by the Kansas City Chorale, The Lawrence Children’s Choir, Lee’s Summit North High School’s Cr imson Camerata and Women’s Chorus, Shawnee Mission East’s Concert Choir and Unity Temple on the Plaza’s Chancel Choir. His composition, Sing We Now Noel, written for the Lawrence Children’s Choir, was published in June 2007 by Santa Barbara Music Publishing.
As a tenor Robert has sung with the Chicago Chamber Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City and for four years sang with the Lyric Opera Express, the outreach program of the Lyric Opera. For ten years he was a member of the Kansas City Chorale. While he was with the Chorale he sang the tenor solos in Handel’s Messiah and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. Robert is on all five of the Chorale’s Nimbus CDs and on the music of James MacMillan CD.
Occasionally Robert is called on to conduct. For three Christmas seasons he conducted Conrad Susa’s The Wise Women for the Kansas City Civic Opera. He has also conducted contemporary music for newEar, Kansas City’s only professional contemporary chamber music ensemble.
Robert is also the pianist for newEar and serves on its Board of Directors.