About Will Robertson Arrangements
Will Robertson has been running Will Robertson Arrangements since 2014. He is a freelance musician from Saint Paul, Minnesota, currently residing in Brunswick, Maine. Will holds a degree in Music Composition from Hamilton College (Clinton, NY), where he studied under Sam Pellman and was the recipient of the Madeleine Wild Bristol Prize Scholarship in Music.
Arrangements
Will Robertson Arrangements specializes in two types of arranging: choral/a cappella arranging, and musical theater arranging. Throughout his professional career, Will has also worked with chamber groups, full orchestras, and pianists to create arrangements that fit their style/ensemble. Will has arranged for many different a cappella groups at a variety of different levels (from elementary to collegiate a cappella). In 2013, his Telephone Medley arrangement was named “Best Arrangement” by the A Cappella Blog. In the musical theater realm, Will wrote and arranged music for Weed Shop The Musical, and has written underscoring for multiple productions. Will Robertson Arrangements takes commissions — if you have an arrangement in mind, please fill out the contact form or e-mail will@robertsonarrangements.com. WRA also keeps a catalog of arrangements available for purchase. These are available for digital download in our store.
Audio Engineering
WRA specializes in a cappella recording and sound design for theater productions. Will has been recording, editing, and mixing a cappella tracks since 2013, and received his training from Bob Kinkel, founder of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Ted Trembinski of Sled Dog Studios (now the Vocal Company). Will has been designing sound for live theater productions since 2008, working as the in-house sound designer for Blank Slate Theatre (Saint Paul, Minnesota) from 2008 to 2010. Since then, Will has designed sound for multiple professional, community, and school productions, most recently designing sound for Footloose, Spring Awakening, and Bye Bye Birdie.
Piano Lessons
Will has been teaching piano since 2008, and keeps a maximum of six students. Will studied piano under Lola May Thompson for 11 years, and studied advanced sight-reading under Stephen Best for 3 years. Will’s focus as a teacher is geared towards developing sight-reading ability; see the Piano Lessons page for more details.