Michael T. Roberts

Michael T Roberts is a composer, guitarist, songwriter, and teacher who resides in Berkeley, CA with his wife, two kids, and approximately forty-seven instruments. His work has been commissioned or premiered by the Oakland Symphony Chorus, International Orange Chorale, Accord Treble Choir, Choral Chameleon, Pacific Edge Voices, and others. He holds a B.A. in Music from Dartmouth College and an M.M. in Composition from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he studied with David Garner and David Conte.

Choral Music by Michael T. Roberts

	Title	Voicing	Duration	Language
	O Child for SATB a cappella MRS-001	SATB	4'30"	English	Info/Listen/Buy »	“O Child” is written from the perspective of Joseph and Mary, imagining what they might have been thinking and feeling when they first beheld the newborn baby Jesus. Composer Michael T. Roberts also penned the words, inspired by his experience as a father of two.
“O Child” is written from the perspective of Joseph and Mary, imagining what they might have been thinking and feeling when they first beheld the newborn baby Jesus. Composer Michael T. Roberts also penned the words, inspired by his experience as a father of two.
	To Soar in Freedom and in Fullness of Power for SSA a cappella MRS-003	SSA	2'45"	English	Info/Listen/Buy »	“To Soar” was premiered on June 3 and 9, 2018 in New York City by Accord Treble Choir, directed by Liz Geisewite. A live recording appears on Accord’s 2019 album Celestial & Terrestrial. I chose this poem by Walt Whitman to fit the theme of Accord’s June 2018 concert program “On Wings.” The piece squeezes […]
“To Soar” was premiered on June 3 and 9, 2018 in New York City by Accord Treble Choir, directed by Liz Geisewite. A live recording appears on Accord’s 2019 album Celestial & Terrestrial. I chose this poem by Walt Whitman to fit the theme of Accord’s June 2018 concert program “On Wings.” The piece squeezes […]

Music for other instruments by Michael T. Roberts

	Title	Instrumentation	Duration
	The Portable Nutcracker for two guitars		49'	Info/Listen/Buy »	Tchaikovsky’s orchestral masterpiece has lost an incredible 13,890 pounds!* Michael T Roberts and Zac Selissen—also known as Duo Symphonious—have captured the soaring grandeur of The Nutcracker in the intimately beautiful voice of two classical guitars. Hear this perennial classic refreshed with new color—and a few twists.*figure based on the average weight of a modern symphony […]
Tchaikovsky’s orchestral masterpiece has lost an incredible 13,890 pounds!* Michael T Roberts and Zac Selissen—also known as Duo Symphonious—have captured the soaring grandeur of The Nutcracker in the intimately beautiful voice of two classical guitars. Hear this perennial classic refreshed with new color—and a few twists.*figure based on the average weight of a modern symphony […]
	Christmas Carols with Guitar for voice with guitar accompaniment, or for solo guitar	Guitar	25'	Info/Listen/Buy »	Christmas Carols with Guitar is a songbook of twelve classic carols arranged for guitar, and designed to work in two ways: as a strong accompaniment for singing, or as a set of lovely and user-friendly solo guitar arrangements at an intermediate level of difficulty. Gather the whole family, because these songs are in “the family […]
Christmas Carols with Guitar is a songbook of twelve classic carols arranged for guitar, and designed to work in two ways: as a strong accompaniment for singing, or as a set of lovely and user-friendly solo guitar arrangements at an intermediate level of difficulty. Gather the whole family, because these songs are in “the family […]