Biography/Resume
Rob Greenfield is an Austin, TX based musician, composer, arranger, copyist, recording artist, piano teacher, and small business owner. He was born in Dallas, TX in 1974 and earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from UT Austin in 1996.
Currently Rob is working hard to develop as a composer. He has been lucky to work lately with dancer and choreographer Ian Bethany (Ballet Austin).
Rob is a staff pianist at Ballet Austin. Zach Theatre credits include Sunday in the Park with George, In The Heights, Mary Poppins, and Evita. Rob plays jazz with several outfits around Austin, teaches lessons, and accompanies school choirs.
In 2013 Rob founded The Accompaniment Company, a website providing recordings and sheet music for classical singers.
As composer, arranger, and copyist Rob has worked with Ian Bethany, Flavorlab NYC, The Copa Kings, Paper Chairs Theatre Company, and others.
Rob lived in New York City from 2011-2014. In NYC Rob played music for dance, pipe organ at a Catholic church, and was a member of two cover bands working the 5 boroughs. New York was an eye opening and inspiring experience of diversity and creative drive.
Resume
Skill Set
Musician: Jazz, Classical, Theatre, Rock, Latin, Sacred
Musical Instruments Primary: Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
Musical Instruments Basic: Accordion, Melodica, Guitar, Electric Bass, Drums, Percussion
Composer, Arranger, Copyist
User of Logic and Dorico Software
Home Studio and Teaching space
Educator: Piano lessons all styles, Basic Guitar Lessons, Music Theory
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Jazz/Rock
Pianist and Vocalist for The Blackbird 3 (2014-present)
Pianist and Arranger for The Copa Kings (2009-2011, 2014-present)
Keyboardist for NYC cover bands The Tremors and The Hambones (2011-2014)
Jazz Solo and Ensemble Gigs (1991-present)(Austin and NYC)
Norwegian Cruise Lines (1996-1999)
House pianist and booking agent for Romeo's Austin, TX (2005-2009)
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Dance Accompanist
Ballet Austin (Austin, TX) 2014-present
Peridance (New York, NY) class accompanist (2011-2014)
Ballet Academy East (New York, NY) class accompanist (2011-2014)
Joffrey Ballet School (New York, NY) class accompanist (2011-2014)
Mark Morris Dance Group (New York, NY) class accompanist (2011-2014)
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School Accompanist
Sycamore and Dripping Springs Middle Schools (2014-present)
Austin High School Choir (2009-2011,2014-2020)
TAP (Texas Arts Project) Junior Camp (2006-2011)
Armstrong Music School Splash Camp (2007-2011)
Dripping Springs (TX) High School Choir and Band (1999-2011)
Lake Travis High School Choir (2005-2007)
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Composition/Arranging/Recording
Collaborator with choreographer Ian Bethany (2019-present)
Contract composer for Flavorlab NYC (2012-2013)
Owner of The Accompaniment Company (2013-present)
2010 Composer for production of Baal by Brecht - produced by Paper Chairs Austin, TX
Arranger for The Copa Kings (2009-present)
Featured composer/musician for Collin Blair's short film Tormenta's Ear (2007)
Featured composer/musician for Mars directed by Geoff Marslett (2009)
Composer for DADS training videos directed by Martha Diase and edited by Anne Lewis (2010)
Arranger for The Shoe Musical (2005)
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Cruise Ships
Norwegian Cruise Lines Showband Pianist (1996-1999)
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Theatre Pianist
2022 All Is Calm Trinity Street Players Austin, TX (Music Director)
2022 Strange Faces TILT Theatre Company Austin, TX (Piano)
2022 Rocky Horror Picture Show ZACH Theatre, Austin TX (Keyboard)
2022 Heller Awards Austin, TX (Keyboard 2)
2019 Immortal Longings Zach Theatre Austin, TX (Onstage Pianist)
2018 Beauty and the Beast Zach Theatre Austin, TX (Keyboard 2)
2018 Sunday in the Park with George Zach Theatre Austin, TX (Keyboard/Conductor)
2017 Singing in the Rain Zach Theatre Austin, TX (Keyboard 2)
2017 Music Director for Penfold Theatre Company's Marvelous Party
2015-2017 Greater Austin High School Musical Awards (Keyboard 2)
2017 In The Heights Zach Theatre Austin, TX (Keyboard 2)
2016 Mary Poppins Zach Theatre Austin, TX (Keyboard 2)
2015 Evita Zach Theatre Austin, TX (Keyboard 3)
2015 The Last Five Years with Penfold Theatre Company Austin, TX
2015 Annie Get You Gun with Dripping Springs, TX High School
2014 Keyboard 2 player for Doctuh Mistuh Production of Silence the Musical in Austin, TX
2010 Baal by Bertolt Brecht with the Paper Chairs Theatre Company Austin, TX (Composer and Music Director)
1998-2010 Many Broadway "review" shows
2009 Hello Dolly (Dripping Springs, TX High School)
2008 Devil in the Details by Rain Nox
2007 Cinderella (Dripping Springs, TX Middle School)
2007 Les Miserable (Dripping Springs, TX High School)
2006 Annie (Dripping Springs, TX Middle School)
2006 Godspell (Dripping Springs, TX High School)
2005 Once Upon A Mattress (Dripping Springs, TX High School)
2005 A Christmas Carol (Austin Playhouse)
2004 Oklahoma (Dripping Springs, TX High School)
2002 The Wizard Of Oz (Dripping Springs, TX High School)
2001 Camelot (Dripping Springs, TX High School)
2000 Bye Bye Birdie (Dripping Springs High School)
1998 Pirates of Penzance (Norwegian Cruise Lines)
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Church Pianist/Organist
Sunset Canyon Baptist Church Dripping Springs, TX (2014-2020)
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Bronx, NY (2012-2014)
St. John Vianney - Bronx, NY (2011-2012)
Dripping Springs United Methodist Church (1999-2011)
Gateway Baptist - Austin, TX (1994-1996)
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Teaching Experience
Armstrong Community Music School (2007-2011)
Dripping Springs United Methodist Church (1999-2011)
Privately (1999-present)
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Education
Bachelor's of Piano Performance from The University of Texas at Austin
primary teachers: Betty Mallard, Jeff Hellmer, Rick Lawn
Cistercian Preparatory High School Irving, TX
Pre-college piano lessons David Karp of Southern Methodist University
Currently Rob is working hard to develop as a composer. He has been lucky to work lately with dancer and choreographer Ian Bethany (Ballet Austin).
Rob is a staff pianist at Ballet Austin. Zach Theatre credits include Sunday in the Park with George, In The Heights, Mary Poppins, and Evita. Rob plays jazz with several outfits around Austin, teaches lessons, and accompanies school choirs.
In 2013 Rob founded The Accompaniment Company, a website providing recordings and sheet music for classical singers.
As composer, arranger, and copyist Rob has worked with Ian Bethany, Flavorlab NYC, The Copa Kings, Paper Chairs Theatre Company, and others.
Rob lived in New York City from 2011-2014. In NYC Rob played music for dance, pipe organ at a Catholic church, and was a member of two cover bands working the 5 boroughs. New York was an eye opening and inspiring experience of diversity and creative drive.
Resume
Skill Set
Musician: Jazz, Classical, Theatre, Rock, Latin, Sacred
Musical Instruments Primary: Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
Musical Instruments Basic: Accordion, Melodica, Guitar, Electric Bass, Drums, Percussion
Composer, Arranger, Copyist
User of Logic and Dorico Software
Home Studio and Teaching space
Educator: Piano lessons all styles, Basic Guitar Lessons, Music Theory
________________________________________
Jazz/Rock
Pianist and Vocalist for The Blackbird 3 (2014-present)
Pianist and Arranger for The Copa Kings (2009-2011, 2014-present)
Keyboardist for NYC cover bands The Tremors and The Hambones (2011-2014)
Jazz Solo and Ensemble Gigs (1991-present)(Austin and NYC)
Norwegian Cruise Lines (1996-1999)
House pianist and booking agent for Romeo's Austin, TX (2005-2009)
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Dance Accompanist
Ballet Austin (Austin, TX) 2014-present
Peridance (New York, NY) class accompanist (2011-2014)
Ballet Academy East (New York, NY) class accompanist (2011-2014)
Joffrey Ballet School (New York, NY) class accompanist (2011-2014)
Mark Morris Dance Group (New York, NY) class accompanist (2011-2014)
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School Accompanist
Sycamore and Dripping Springs Middle Schools (2014-present)
Austin High School Choir (2009-2011,2014-2020)
TAP (Texas Arts Project) Junior Camp (2006-2011)
Armstrong Music School Splash Camp (2007-2011)
Dripping Springs (TX) High School Choir and Band (1999-2011)
Lake Travis High School Choir (2005-2007)
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Composition/Arranging/Recording
Collaborator with choreographer Ian Bethany (2019-present)
Contract composer for Flavorlab NYC (2012-2013)
Owner of The Accompaniment Company (2013-present)
2010 Composer for production of Baal by Brecht - produced by Paper Chairs Austin, TX
Arranger for The Copa Kings (2009-present)
Featured composer/musician for Collin Blair's short film Tormenta's Ear (2007)
Featured composer/musician for Mars directed by Geoff Marslett (2009)
Composer for DADS training videos directed by Martha Diase and edited by Anne Lewis (2010)
Arranger for The Shoe Musical (2005)
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Cruise Ships
Norwegian Cruise Lines Showband Pianist (1996-1999)
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Theatre Pianist
2022 All Is Calm Trinity Street Players Austin, TX (Music Director)
2022 Strange Faces TILT Theatre Company Austin, TX (Piano)
2022 Rocky Horror Picture Show ZACH Theatre, Austin TX (Keyboard)
2022 Heller Awards Austin, TX (Keyboard 2)
2019 Immortal Longings Zach Theatre Austin, TX (Onstage Pianist)
2018 Beauty and the Beast Zach Theatre Austin, TX (Keyboard 2)
2018 Sunday in the Park with George Zach Theatre Austin, TX (Keyboard/Conductor)
2017 Singing in the Rain Zach Theatre Austin, TX (Keyboard 2)
2017 Music Director for Penfold Theatre Company's Marvelous Party
2015-2017 Greater Austin High School Musical Awards (Keyboard 2)
2017 In The Heights Zach Theatre Austin, TX (Keyboard 2)
2016 Mary Poppins Zach Theatre Austin, TX (Keyboard 2)
2015 Evita Zach Theatre Austin, TX (Keyboard 3)
2015 The Last Five Years with Penfold Theatre Company Austin, TX
2015 Annie Get You Gun with Dripping Springs, TX High School
2014 Keyboard 2 player for Doctuh Mistuh Production of Silence the Musical in Austin, TX
2010 Baal by Bertolt Brecht with the Paper Chairs Theatre Company Austin, TX (Composer and Music Director)
1998-2010 Many Broadway "review" shows
2009 Hello Dolly (Dripping Springs, TX High School)
2008 Devil in the Details by Rain Nox
2007 Cinderella (Dripping Springs, TX Middle School)
2007 Les Miserable (Dripping Springs, TX High School)
2006 Annie (Dripping Springs, TX Middle School)
2006 Godspell (Dripping Springs, TX High School)
2005 Once Upon A Mattress (Dripping Springs, TX High School)
2005 A Christmas Carol (Austin Playhouse)
2004 Oklahoma (Dripping Springs, TX High School)
2002 The Wizard Of Oz (Dripping Springs, TX High School)
2001 Camelot (Dripping Springs, TX High School)
2000 Bye Bye Birdie (Dripping Springs High School)
1998 Pirates of Penzance (Norwegian Cruise Lines)
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Church Pianist/Organist
Sunset Canyon Baptist Church Dripping Springs, TX (2014-2020)
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Bronx, NY (2012-2014)
St. John Vianney - Bronx, NY (2011-2012)
Dripping Springs United Methodist Church (1999-2011)
Gateway Baptist - Austin, TX (1994-1996)
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Teaching Experience
Armstrong Community Music School (2007-2011)
Dripping Springs United Methodist Church (1999-2011)
Privately (1999-present)
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Education
Bachelor's of Piano Performance from The University of Texas at Austin
primary teachers: Betty Mallard, Jeff Hellmer, Rick Lawn
Cistercian Preparatory High School Irving, TX
Pre-college piano lessons David Karp of Southern Methodist University