Robert Aitken is a Canadian musician and conductor. Originally trained in the flute, Aitken performed in various ensembles as a teen and actually became the youngest principal flautist, at 19, in the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. As a performer, he has played extensively both solo and with various groups across Canada and the U.S. As a composer, he has received numerous commissions, and worked as a professor of music from Germany and Poland to Iceland, Mexico, and New Zealand.
Disciplines:
Music Composition
Robert Aitken
Disciplines:
Music Composition
Region: Toronto, CANADA
Residencies: 1968, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1980
Studios
New Jersey
Robert Aitken worked in the New Jersey studio.
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