Conductor Robert Purvis studied composition at the Holy Trinity College in London, then became a concertmaster for London’s contemporary dance company. He has collaborated with many of the world’s leading choreographers of classical dance and musical theatres, such as Gillian Lynne, Bob Coban, Ron Field, Martha Graham and others. He has conducted countless productions at the famous West End Theatre in London, performed in Asia and New Zealand with Broadway’s production of The Secret Garden and at the Palladium in London with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The conductor has also collaborated with several Italian opera houses, such as Teatro Massimo Palermo, Teatro Verdi di Trieste and Teatro Lirico di Cagliari.