Robert Bridge

Robert Bridge serves as Adjunct Professor of Percussion Music at Le Moyne College and Professor/Chair of the Music Department at Onondaga Community College, based in Le Moyne's W. Carroll Coyne Center for the Performing Arts.

His academic credentials include:

• B.M.E. from University of North Texas
• M.M. from Southern Methodist University
• D.M.A. from University of Rochester (Eastman School of Music)

Specializing in percussion performance with emphasis on marimba, Professor Bridge maintains an active performance career including a 2010 solo recital and teaching engagement at the Shenyang International Percussion Festival in China. His competitive achievements include consecutive first-place wins at the Percussive Arts Society’s Individual Marimba Competition (1985-1986), and orchestral performances with the Eastman Kilbourn Orchestra and Southern Methodist University Symphony Orchestra.

His distinguished service has earned multiple honors:

• International Educator of the Year Award (International Society of CNY)
• SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Scholarship and Creative Activities
• Ann Felton Multicultural Leadership Award (2009)
• Onondaga Community College Trustee Recognition Awards for Excellence in Teaching (2005, 2007)
• National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Excellence Award (2005)
• Percussive Arts Society Competition First Place (1985-1986)

No information is available regarding graduate student advising or research grant funding. His professional activities focus on performance collaborations with major orchestras and international percussion festivals.