Robert Colbourne is a proud Memorial University alumni who holds a B. Mus (voice), B. Mus Ed and M. Ed. Robert is the choral director at Holy Heart High School where he conducts 4 choirs, teaches Advanced Placement Theory, IB Music, and Applied Music. His choirs have performed internationally and have won provincial, national and international first place awards including grand prize winner of "Canada's Best Choir" virtual competition and CBC National MusicClass Challenge. Robert is also a proud Shallaway Youth Choir Associate Director who directs all of the Nobile (male identified) ensembles. Robert also maintains a busy private studio teaching voice, piano and theory through the Royal Conservatory of Music curriculum and is an active examiner with both the Collegeboard and the International Baccalaureate. Robert also spreads his love of music to teachers worldwide as an IB Workshop Leader. Besides his choral and academic work, Robert also enjoys working with students in Musical Theatre and has been the vocal director for numerous high school and community theatre productions.

Robert is a past winner of the Jamie Wilkinson Award for Teaching Excellence, the 2022 Teacher of Distinction Award winner from the Royal Conservatory, was featured on a provincial "NLTA Teachers Change Lives", ad campaign and in 2011, was awarded the Queens Diamond Jubilee medal for his contribution to music education in rural Newfoundland.