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Composer Robert Saari
Ohio composer Robert Saari is noted for his vocal music music. Saari's song cycle When the Forsythia Bloom was premiered in October, 2006, by renown mezzo soprano Denyce Graves and pianist, Warren Jones. Graves and Jones took the work on tour across the United States to rave reviews in February and March, 2007. The song cycle includes settings of three poems by the composer's wife, Susan Jenkins Saari.

Composer Robert Saari’s music commissions have included both sacred and secular works for solo voice, choir, and instrumental ensembles. His music is intended to meet the musical public on its own ground and aspires to reach out and speak to all types of listeners.

Saari holds the Bachelor of Music (Music Business) from the University of Miami (FL) and the Master of Music (Composition) from The Ohio State University. He has studied with Alfred Reed, Frederick Fennell, and Marshall Barnes, among others. He is a member of the Society of Pi Kappa Lambda and a member of ASCAP.

Robert Saari has combined his career as a musician (composer, pianist, trumpeter) with one in the piano industry, having held positions with some of the world’s largest piano companies including the Pearl River Piano Group of Guangzhou, China (Independent Contractor), and the Baldwin Piano & Organ Company, as a Vice President.