Dr. Robert August
Associate Director of Music & Organist
Educated in the Netherlands and United States, Robert August has an extensive background in keyboard performance and conducting. He previously held music director positions at Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, CT, and First Church in Boston. He has performed extensively in Europe and the United States and has toured and recorded with the Harvard University Choir, the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra, the Texas Boys Choir, the Texas Camerata, and has made guest appearances with the Fort Worth Symphony.
During his doctoral studies at New England Conservatory, he served as Assistant University Organist and Choirmaster at Harvard’s Memorial Church Music, and Tutor at Harvard’s Dunster House. His doctoral thesis, An Old Look at Schumann’s Organ Works, was published in 2010, celebrating the composer’s 200th birthday. Robert often concertizes with his wife, Dolores, who received a doctorate in Historical Performance (traverso) from Boston University. They have two children: Robert John and Melody Grace.