Rick Robinson (Mr. CutTime)

Classical music leaps off the pedestal - Knight Foundation

28 Sep 2013

CutTime Productions wins Knight Foundation support of $30,000 for club series

CutTime Productions LLC wins award from Crain's Detroit Business

24 Jun 2013

Winner 2013 of Salute to Entrepreneurs for CutTime Productions, LLC for showing how building new audiences for classical can operate as for-profit while serving a mission.

Mozart walks into a bar: Grand Rapids joins the Classical Revolution - Spins on Music Spins on Music

7 Feb 2013

Robinson launches CR with symphony musicians in Grand Rapids, MI

Symphony - Winter 2013

4 Feb 2013

Article in SYMPHONY magazine about Robinson's work introducing classical to new audiences

Bassist takes classical jamming to the burbs

30 Dec 2012

Norman Lebrecht's Slipped Disc blog after Detroit News video

Bassist Resigns from DSO for CutTime

21 Nov 2012

CutTime Productions Press Release Nov. 19, 2012

'It's a party... and everyone's invited': DSO bassist brings classical music to the masses | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com

12 Nov 2012

Detroit News video and article by Donna Terek re: Classical Revolution Detroit

CVNC: An Online Arts Journal in North Carolina | Take It to the Streets: Chamber Music for the People

4 Oct 2012

First review was very strong

Harmonic progression

21 May 2012

Hot Springs Music Festival article mentioning Mr. CutTime's services to engage non-core audiences.

CutTime Simfonica CD Project: Gitcha Groove On! by Rick Robinson — Kickstarter

21 Feb 2012

Pledge period for this landmark debut CD ends Monday, Feb. 27.

Rick Robinson guest hosts Classical Revolution Philly on 1/25/2012

27 Jan 2012

Everyone's Blog Posts - LocalArtsLive

Chamber music wants to be played in a chamber. Not a huge concert hall. With the background conversations and random percussive bursts from the latte machine the music was relaxed and at home in the cozy room in Mug Shots coffee house. Rick Rob...

Taking Classical Off The Pedestal, Into Black Communities

23 Dec 2011

Business Story of the Day : NPR

Twenty-two years ago, bassist Rick Robinson became just the second African-American to join the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. But at the end of this month, he's stepping away from his post in an effort to reach new audiences. » E-Mail This »...

DSO bassist changes path: Seeks to bring classical music to wider group | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

8 Oct 2011

Detroit Freep Press article describes the founder of CutTime® taking his music and passion on the road to bring a broader audience to classical music.

Around The Classical Internet: September 9, 2011

9 Sep 2011

Deceptive Cadence : NPR

by Anastasia Tsioulcas AFP/AFP/Getty Images Conductor James...

Trailblazing Detroit Symphony bassist seeks to broaden classical audiences

7 Sep 2011

The Hub

In Wednesday’s (9/7) Detroit Free Press, Mark Stryker writes, “Bassist Rick Robinson has always been a trailblazer and entrepreneur. He was just the second African-American ...

DSO bassist hits road for a classical music crusade

7 Sep 2011

Topix

Bass player Rick Robinson grew up with a love for classical music, and after 22 seasons with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra he's stepping away to spread that gospel in a personal crusade.

In Detroit, The Battle Is Over But What About The War?

11 Apr 2011

Adaptistration

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) has reached a settlement but that shouldn’t be confused with conclusion. Even before the orchestra enjoyed a weekend reveling in a pair of free concerts back in Orchestra Hall, public statements from both sides...

Being a bridge

9 Jan 2011

Creative Destruction

Rick Robinson is a bassist in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Educated at Interlochen Arts Academy, Cleveland Institute of Music and the New England Conservatory, he is deeply committed to making a difference in classical music, which he refers t...

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