Robert Mehlhart is Director of Music & Organist at Theatine Church in Munich, lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich, and a Catholic priest in the Dominican Order. He is a specialist in Gregorian chant and has recorded with the labels Resonando and Sony Classical International. He directs the professional choir Vokalkapelle der Theatinerkirche (founded c. 1482 as the choir of the ducal court of Bavaria) and its orchestra in both weekly liturgical celebrations as well as broadcasts and concert performances. In 2021, he founded the ensemble Cantatorium, which focuses on plainchant. Educated at Regensburg (Regensburger Domspatzen, the oldest boys’ choir in existence, founded in 975), he joined the Dominican Order in 2003. He completed his artistic studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna with distinction and holds a doctorate from the University of Vienna (department of Musicology). He was tutored by Roger Scruton at Blackfriars College, University of Oxford, where he also studied with Edward Higginbottom (New College). As a member of the Arnold Schönbergchor, he was particularly influenced by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Fr. Robert has appeared in many international festivals and has worked with the Vienna Philharmonic and the Viennese Boys’ choir on invitation of the Wiener Hofmusikkapelle. As a composer, he has written motets, masses, and various arrangements.