Dr. Robert P. Eaton

Dr. Eaton is founder and director of the Assabet Valley Mastersingers and the Assabet Valley Chambersingers. Dr. Eaton recently retired from a long career in church music. He has served as President for Eastern Division American Choral Directors Association as well as at the State and Division level in many capacities.

Dr. Eaton was Choral Director at Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, MA for many years. His choruses won numerous awards for Jazz Choir, Camerata Choir, Chamber Choir, and Concert Choir. In 1994 he was awarded the Teacher of the Year Award at Algonquin for his work in developing Humanities courses.

Dr. Eaton received a MMEd degree from Hartt School of Music with Dr. Gerald Mack and a DMA degree in Choral Conducting with Dr. James Jordan, also from Hartt. His DMA Dissertation was on Duruflé’s “Requiem”. Dr. Eaton has also studied conducting with Allen Lannom, Joseph Flummerfelt, and Sir David Willcocks.