The Shaw Legacy by John W. Cooledge
Robert Shaw was a unique musician in a very particular sense.
The Shaw Legacy
Robert Shaw was a unique musician in a very particular sense.
Music directors of major symphony orchestras, as Shaw was in Atlanta for 21 seasons, don't take personal charge of turning 200 unpaid volunteers into a superb chorus before leading them in world-class performances.
Robert Shaw Website
You are invited to explore this website to encounter the choral magic of Robert Shaw.
Film - Robert Shaw: Man of Many Voices
This film traces the journey of a small town California boy who planned to be a minister like his father, but instead became the greatest conductor of choral music the world has ever known.
Article – Voice of Authority
Donald Rosenberg on the man who defined choral singing in America. (Gramophone, October 2004)
Article - Saluting Robert Shaw, a Conductor of Humanist Spirituality
Robert Shaw founded an intense spirituality on humanism rather than religiosity. (New York Times, April 27, 2016)
Book – Deep River: The Life & Music of Robert Shaw
Deep River is a rich and in-depth biography of this complex man and his relentless drive to transform American choral singing.
Book – The Robert Shaw Reader
This is the first collection of Robert Shaw’s letters and notes about music.