The founding conductor of the Durham Philharmonic Choir, Robert Phillips enjoys a varied career as an organist, music director, accompanist and teacher. A native of Cape Breton, NS, he graduated from Mt. Allison University (B. Mus., performance 1978), and the University of Toronto (M. Mus. Performance and Literature 1987). He has been involved with several church and community choirs, and is currently Organist/Music Director at Simcoe Street United Church, Oshawa. As musical director of the DPC, he has conducted many of the standard choral works with orchestra.
Along with operating a landscape business, he enjoys several sports, including hockey, golf and skiing, in addition to spending warm summer weekends at Burleigh Falls.