Bring Dr. Demetrius Robinson to Your Ensemble, School, or Congregation
Dr. Demetrius Robinson works with orchestras and choirs, school and honor choir programs, churches, and music educator conferences. Whether you need a guest conductor, a clinician who can make one rehearsal count, music for a worship event, or a session that gives teachers tools they can use on Monday, start here. Choose the kind of engagement below, share a few details, and you'll hear back within 2–3 business days.
1. Guest Conducting
What he offers: Guest conducting and chorus preparation for orchestra-and-chorus concerts, community choirs, and collegiate or school ensembles. Programs can include his own published choral works.
Formats: A single concert with rehearsals; chorus preparation for a symphonic program; a short residency ending in a performance.
For: Symphony orchestras with choruses, community and church choirs, and college and high school choral programs. He also leads CIME's Canorous Youth Chorale and Canorous Adult Choir, now in their inaugural concert season.
Proof: In 2026 he conducted the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Schubert's Magnificat ("A Joyful Chorus," April 18) and Wilhousky's Battle Hymn of the Republic ("Freedom Rings," July 4).
2. Choral Clinics, Workshops & Festivals
What he offers: Honor choir clinics, rehearsal clinics, festival and Pre-UIL adjudication, all-state preparation, and workshops for choir directors.
Formats: A 60–90 minute rehearsal clinic; a half-day or full-day festival or adjudication; a multi-day honor choir or intensive.
For: School districts, regional and all-region honor choirs, college choir festivals, and summer camps.
Proof: Clinician for the TMEA Region 24 High School Honor Choir (2025) and the Bass Performance Hall All-State Choir Camp with Fort Worth ISD (2026); adjudicator for Houston ISD and Frisco ISD Pre-UIL evaluations (2026).
Preparing future teachers? See ClefCert, his ear-first prep platform for the TExES Music EC-12 exam: clefcert.com
3. Church Services, Revivals & Worship
What he offers: Organ and guest music leadership for worship services and revivals, choir workshops for church musicians, and worship-focused programs drawing on spirituals, gospel, and traditional sacred choral music.
Formats: A single service; a revival week; a Saturday choir workshop with music shared in Sunday worship.
For: Congregations, church choirs, and worship planning teams.
Proof: He serves as Director of Worship and Music at St. John Lutheran Church in Bellville, Texas. He grew up as the son of an AME pastor and a Baptist deacon, and his sacred works include Let It Shine and Lift Up Your Heads, published by Canorous Music.
4. Speaking & Keynotes for Music Educators
What he offers: Keynotes, conference sessions, and professional development on culturally responsive choral pedagogy, performance practice of Negro spirituals, building choral programs, and music teacher certification.
Formats: A 45–60 minute keynote or session; a half-day PD workshop; a TExES review session.
For: State and national music education conferences, ACDA and MEA chapters, university music education programs, and district PD days.
Proof: He co-presented two sessions at the 2025 ACDA National Conference in Dallas, and has presented at the Louisiana ACDA State Conference and the Mississippi Music Educators Association. In 2022 he was inducted into the Future Music Faculty Fellowship from the Cleveland Institute of Music. As Founder of ClefCert (clefcert.com) and of CIME's TEA-approved CPE programs, he works directly with teachers preparing for certification.
Recent Engagements
2026: Inaugural concert season, Canorous Youth Chorale and Canorous Adult Choir (CIME), Cypress, TX
2026: Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, "Freedom Rings" (July 4), conductor, Battle Hymn of the Republic
2026: Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, "A Joyful Chorus" (April 18), conductor, Schubert Magnificat, Mvt. II
2026: Clinician, Bass Performance Hall All-State Choir Camp, with Fort Worth ISD, Fort Worth, TX
2026: Adjudicator, Frisco ISD Pre-UIL Concert Evaluation (Middle School), Frisco, TX
2026: Adjudicator and Clinician, Houston ISD Pre-UIL Concert Evaluation (Middle School), Houston, TX
2025: Presenter (2 sessions), ACDA National Conference, Dallas, TX
2025: Choral Clinician, TMEA Region 24 High School Honor Choir, McKinney, TX
2025: Adjudicator, West Tennessee Vocal Music Educators Association Choral Performance Assessment, Germantown, TN
2025: Section Leader, All-State Fall Intensive, Alief Hastings High School, Houston, TX
2024: Presenter, Mississippi Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference, Hattiesburg, MS
2024: Adjudicator, Blinn College Choir Festival, Brenham, TX
2024: Section Leader, All-State Summer Intensive, Dallas College–Brookhaven, Dallas, TX