Clayne Robison

Clayne Robison is a professor of voice at Brigham Young University (BYU). He is a specialist in the study of vocal beauty.

Robison is a native of Boise, Idaho. He received his bachelors degree from BYU and then received a law degree from Harvard Law School. However, he later took an advanced degree in music. Robison composed a piece of music that was used for the dedication services of the Orson Hyde Memorial Garden in Jerusalem.

Robison became the director of BYU's opera program in 1973. He was in charge of BYU's performance of Boris Godunov with Jerome Hines singing the lead at BYU in 1975.

Robison wrote the book Beautiful Singing: Mind WarP Moments. Robison's wife Vivien is also a musician who has been an adjunct professor at BYU and a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Robison is a Latter-day Saint. Since retiring from BYU in 2006 he has served a mission with his wife for the LDS Church in Austria and Germany.

Sources

• Robison's website
• Mormon Literature Database entry for Robison
• Deseret News. Aug 20, 2006
• BYU Newsnet article, 20 Jan, 2006