Robert Michael Lombardo (born 5 March 1932) is an American composer and composition teacher.
[1] Lombardo began teaching music theory at the University of Iowa in 1959,[5] then moved to Hartt College in 1963.
Dimitris Marinos[9] performed his Concerto for Mandolin and String Quartet in a world premiere in Chicago in 1995.
[15] Lombardo's works are not limited to simply compositions; he is also respected for his commissions, which include an important work commissioned by the Serge Koussevitzky Foundation[16] and housed in the Library of Congress.
[17] Lombardo's papers, including musical scores and correspondence, are housed at the Northwestern University Library.