Robert L. Annis is an American musician and Dean and Director of Westminster College of the Arts of Rider University, which includes the Westminster Choir College. Annis, a

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-nominated

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ist, has performed with various orchestras throughout the country. He serves as a member of Collage New Music, a chamber music organization based in Boston, and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the

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. He has served as Dean of Enrollment at the

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. A conservatory building was named in his honor at the USC Thornton School of Music. Annis was previously a member of the

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and on the faculty of

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. Annis is an alumnus of

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and the USC Thornton School of Music.

References

Collage Music Wire entryRider University bio of Annis
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