Robert Davine initiated his musical education on the piano as a young child.
12 Facts About Robert Davine
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Robert Davine was first exposed to the accordion at the age of ten.
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Robert Davine completed his Bachelor of Arts in Music as well as his Masters of Music degrees in Chicago, Illinois at Northwestern University.
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Robert Davine emerged as the founder of the Lamont School of Music's Department of Accordion in the 1950s where he established and chaired an advanced course of study leading to an Artist Diploma in Concert Accordion Performance.
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Robert Davine appeared in Chicago with the noted cellist Ennio Bolognini at Orchestra Hall and was invited to join the Mantovani Orchestra on its first tour in the United States.
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Robert Davine eagerly traveled to Paris where he supervised a summer program of music studies in classical accordion and chamber music at the Paris American Academy.
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Robert Davine noted during his visit that the accordion apparently enjoyed widespread popularity in China by surviving the cultural revolution as a result of its widespread utilization in the performance of traditional revolutionary songs by choirs.
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Consequently, during his concert tour Robert Davine emphasized contemporary 20th century music from America and Europe, conducted Master Classes on modern accordion performance technique and shared his insights into modern musical harmonic theory as conceptualized in the western world.
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Robert Davine continued to serve on the faculty of the Lamont School of Music during the 1980s and the 1990s.
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In recognition of his musicianship and his talent for educating students of several generations, the University of Denver awarded Robert Davine its Distinguished Teaching Award in 1999.
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Robert Davine was honored by his alma mater as a recipient of Northwestern University's Distinguished Alumnus certificate in 1997.
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Robert Davine concertized as a staff accordionist for the NBC network in Denver and the WGN network in Chicago.