Allan Robinson grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. He received his earliest musical training at Southwestern College from Ialeen Archer Dunning (piano) and the David Ramsey (organ). He is a graduate of Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey (B. Mus., 1991) where he studied organ under Robert Carwithen and composition with Ronald Arnatt.

He holds a M.Mus. (1994) degree from Rutgers University in choral conducting.  There his teachers included Richard Westenberg (conducting), Noel DaCosta (composition) and Nicholas Roussakis (16th century counterpoint). Allan Robinson's doctoral research (D.M.A., Boston University) is historical/musicological in nature. His dissertation is entitled: The Influence of Peter Christian Lutkin, Frederick Melius Christiansen, and John Finley Williamson on A Cappella Singing in the United States.

Allan Robinson's musical interests include musical composition and theory, sixteenth century counterpoint, organ and choral performance and repertoire, and music history (American choral history and the history of American music education). He is a nationally published author, having appeared in "The American Organist Magazine"; and is cited in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. In addition to his work at Trinity Church, he is the organist of Temple Emanu-El of West Essex (Livingston), NJ; and a faculty member at Middlesex County College where he teaches music theory, music history, keyboard studies and applied music. Mr. Robinson is also on the faculty of the Arts and Education Program of New Jersey as an artist-teacher.

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