After gaining a BA, Dip. Ed. from the University of Sydney, Robert trained as a lyric baritone in London and Munich before turning to the field of music education. He has taught music history courses on a wide range of topics at Sydney University’s Centre for Continuing Education every year since 1985. Robert’s musical expertise ranges widely, from baroque to modern. When not teaching in Sydney, Robert leads musical and cultural tours to Europe and North America. Both in the classroom and on tour, he specialises in placing works from the classical repertoire in their larger contexts – biographical, social and historical.